Witold Pilecki
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1901-05-13
- Died
- 1948-05-25
- Works
- 4
Top works
- Raporty z Auschwitz
- The Auschwitz Volunteer
- Freiwillig nach Auschwitz
- The Auschwitz Volunteer Beyond Bravery
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- Listeners
- 3
- Total plays
- 8
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5 total works indexed
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1901-05-13 ) 13 May 1901, Olonets , Olonetsky Uyezd , Olonets Governorate , Russian Empire
- Died
- 25 May 1948 (1948-05-25) (aged 47), Mokotów Prison , Warsaw , Republic of Poland
- Cause of death
- Execution by shooting
- Buried
- Unknown; possibly in Powązki Military Cemetery
- Allegiance
- Second Polish Republic Polish government-in-exile
- Service years
- 1918–1947
- Rank
- Cavalry captain ( rotmistrz )
- Commands
- Commander of the 1st Lida Military Training Squadron (1932–1937) Deputy Commander of the 41st Infantry Division (1939) Organizer of the Secret Polish Army (1939–1940) Organizer of the Union of Military Organizations (1940–1943) Commander of the Warszawianka Company [ pl ] (1944)
- Conflicts
- Polish–Soviet War Vilna offensive (1919) Kiev offensive (1920) First Battle of Grodno (1920) Battle of Warsaw (1920) Polish–Lithuanian War Żeligowski's Mutiny (1920) World War II September Campaign (1939) Warsaw Uprising (1944)
- Awards
- Order of the White Eagle Order of Polonia Restituta Cross of Valour (2) Silver Cross of Merit
Key dates
- Born
- 13 May 1901
- Died
- 25 May 1948
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Witold
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Poland
- Place of birth
- Vilnius
- Place of death
- Warsaw
- Occupation
- soldier
- Educated at
- Vilnius University
- Languages spoken
- Polish
- Notable work
- Pilecki's Report
Article
Witold Pilecki ( Polish: [ˈvitɔlt piˈlɛt͡skʲi] ; 13 May 1901 – 25 May 1948), known by the codenames Roman Jezierski, Tomasz Serafiński, Druh and Witold, was a Polish World War II cavalry officer, intelligence agent, and resistance leader.
As a youth, Pilecki joined Polish underground scouting; in the aftermath of World War I, he joined the Polish militia and, later, the Polish Army. He participated in the Polish–Soviet War, which ended in 1921. In 1939, he participated in the unsuccessful defence of Poland against the invasion by Nazi Germany, the Slovak Republic, and the Soviet Union. Shortly afterward, he joined the Polish resistance, co-founding the Secret Polish Army resistance movement. In 1940, Pilecki let himself be captured by the occupying Germans in order to be voluntarily sent to the Auschwitz concentration camp and infiltrate it. At Auschwitz, he organized a resistance movement that eventually included hundreds of inmates, and he secretly drew up reports detailing German atrocities at the camp, which were smuggled out to Home Army headquarters and shared with the Western Allies. After escaping from Auschwitz in April 1943, Pilecki fought in the Warsaw Uprising of August–October 1944. Following its suppression, he was interned in a German prisoner-of-war camp.
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