Witold Pilecki Accomplishments

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A man runs across the camp to get to roll call. Number after number is called out. Finally, he can return to his bed, the one he shares with another person in the room of over 1,000 other prisoners. He did not kill anyone, he did not steal, he just simply had a different religion than others. Thousands upon millions of people had to deal with the horror of concentration camps during World War 2. Many fought back and tried to help those in need. On that list is Witold Pilecki, a man who gave up his freedom for the greater good. Witold Pilecki is considered one of Poland's heroes. His history and background are unique, his accomplishments are important, and the legacy he left behind is important to both men and women. Witold Pilecki has always …show more content…

He helped out the world many times, but he faced obstacles and couldn't pass them all. Pilecki smuggled out several intelligence reports about Auschwitz where they were then forwarded to the British and American government(Paliwoda). In autumn of 1943, he submitted "Raport W," to the Polish exile government in London where it was forwarded to the Office of Strategic Services but was filed away for reliability concerns(Paliwoda). The British and American governments now had much more information about what the Nazis were doing. On April 26, 1943, Pilecki and two others overpowered their SS guards and escaped, with hundreds of stolen documents(Jacobson). Pilecki accomplished what only 143 other people in the history of Auschwitz did(Reed). It's thought that many others tried to escape but they never successfully escaped and survived the war, yet Pilecki managed to. He was arrested for accusation of espionage and later put on trial. Polish communists captured him on May 8, 1947, and he was put in Warsaw's Mokotow prison(Paliwoda). After taking on another undercover mission and refusing to flee Poland, he was finally caught. Pilecki did wonderful things that changed the world, and through his legacy people can learn about

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