Witold Pilecki

Three prisons - three freedoms. Meet the man who survived Auschwitz, Stalin's Prisons and communist internment and become a Righteous Amongst the Nations (twice). Władysław Bartoszewski.

Three prisons - three freedoms. Meet the man who survived Auschwitz, Stalin's Prisons and communist internment and become a Righteous Amongst the Nations (twice). Władysław Bartoszewski. P. A. Ney/TFN

Władysław Bartoszewski was one of the most extraordinary Poles of the 20th Century. A decorated soldier, resistance fighter against both Nazism and Communism, journalist and former Minister of Foreign Affairs - he worked to heal German-Polish relations when Poland finally regained its freedom.Discover the full story of this remarkable man from one of Poland's best English-language historians, Dr. Alexandra Richie who - by a curious turn of history - happens to be Władysław Bartoszewski's daughter-in-law.

Foreign media praise Fairweather's biography of Polish wartime hero

The Volunteer: The True Story of the Resistance Hero who Infiltrated Auschwitz, about Polish soldier Witold Pilecki, by former war correspondent Jack Fairweather has received very positive reviews, Grzegorz Mazurowski from the Pilecki Institute has told PAP.

The man who volunteered for Auschwitz: New bio explores extraordinary life of hero who exposed Holocaust horrors

Witold Pilecki has gone down in history as one of Poland’s most celebrated heroes. One of the best-placed witnesses to the annihilation of European Jewry perpetrated by Nazi Germany and later executed by Communist authorities, Pilecki’s incredible story is now the subject of a new book.

Monodrama about Polish WWII hero wins award at United Solo Festival

A monodrama about a Polish WWII hero titled "The Auschwitz Volunteer: Captain Witold Pilecki" won the Best Documentary Show award at the United Solo Theatre Festival in New York City on Sunday.

Witold Pilecki’s Report from Auschwitz available online

Witold Pilecki’s Report from Auschwitz, the first source document about this German concentration camp, written in 1943, is available online in new English translation.

President pays tribute to Polish wartime hero Witold Pilecki

Polish WWII hero captain Witold Pilecki was the personification of the struggle for an independent Poland, President Andrzej Duda said on Friday.

Witold Pilecki: soldier, hero, patriot

The 70th anniversary of the murder by the Communist of Captain Witold Pilecki

Witold Pilecki: soldier, hero, patriot

Amid bitter controversy over its World War II history, Poland will on Friday commemorate the 70th anniversary of the death of Captain Witold Pilecki, one of the country’s most celebrated heroes.

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