Historical · 1901–1948

Witold Pilecki

The only person known to volunteer for Auschwitz — to build a resistance inside it.

A Polish officer who deliberately got himself imprisoned in Auschwitz to gather intelligence and organize resistance, later executed by Poland’s communist regime and erased for decades.

Curated by

Shelly Frank

President, Creative House Studios

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