I would like to recommend you new production of History channel about participation of Poles in second world war. I’ve seen the first episode I am really impressed about details and overall quality. It is dedicated to the very interesting person of Witold Pilecki.
Rotmistrz Witold Pilecki (rotmistrz is a military rank - commander of cavalry company, equal to the captain) was born in 1901. He fought in Polish-Soviet war in 1920 and Polish Defensive War in 1939 and was a brave soldier. Many of Polish soldiers escaped after defeat to the France but he decided to stay in homeland and create own resistance unit, later he joined to Polish Home Army. In 1940 Third Reich built huge concentration camp in Auschwitz. Pilecki as a volunteer became a prisoner of this camp and he created there resistance (mostly food stealing for other prisoners). He also made there a lot of specials reports about extermination of millions people in the camp – these notes were send to the western Allies as the first source of information about Holocaust, but they were just ignored as unreliable. Pilecki escaped form Auschwitz in 1943, in 1944 he fought in Warsaw Uprising. Rest of the war he spend in Italy as a prisoner of war. In 1945 he returned to Poland and started work against communist government. Communists knew that all Polish patriots that fought against Hitler will also fight to liberate country from Soviet hands. Pilecki was arrested in 1947, convicted in falsified trial and murdered. As many of communists victims was buried in unknown place. In 1990 he was approved as a innocent.
Here is link for youtube video:
History Channel "Heroes of the War: Poland" Witold Pilecki - YouTube
I hope you will be interested about story of this brave man. There are 5 episodes designed for this series.
Rotmistrz Witold Pilecki (rotmistrz is a military rank - commander of cavalry company, equal to the captain) was born in 1901. He fought in Polish-Soviet war in 1920 and Polish Defensive War in 1939 and was a brave soldier. Many of Polish soldiers escaped after defeat to the France but he decided to stay in homeland and create own resistance unit, later he joined to Polish Home Army. In 1940 Third Reich built huge concentration camp in Auschwitz. Pilecki as a volunteer became a prisoner of this camp and he created there resistance (mostly food stealing for other prisoners). He also made there a lot of specials reports about extermination of millions people in the camp – these notes were send to the western Allies as the first source of information about Holocaust, but they were just ignored as unreliable. Pilecki escaped form Auschwitz in 1943, in 1944 he fought in Warsaw Uprising. Rest of the war he spend in Italy as a prisoner of war. In 1945 he returned to Poland and started work against communist government. Communists knew that all Polish patriots that fought against Hitler will also fight to liberate country from Soviet hands. Pilecki was arrested in 1947, convicted in falsified trial and murdered. As many of communists victims was buried in unknown place. In 1990 he was approved as a innocent.
Here is link for youtube video:
History Channel "Heroes of the War: Poland" Witold Pilecki - YouTube
I hope you will be interested about story of this brave man. There are 5 episodes designed for this series.
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