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Old 10-24-2008, 08:13 AM   #1
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Witold Pilecki- A Hero's Story

Witold Pilecki actually allowed himself to get captured and sent to Auschwitz so that he could report on what was going on there. Quite a heroic story, with a sad ending.

On This Day: Witold Pilecki Allows Himself to be Captured by the Nazis
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a few words more about Witold Pilecki:

http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/ww2...ero-13365.html (Witold Pilecki 13.05.1901- 25.05.1948 A Forgotten Hero)
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