In 1940, Polish officer Witold Pilecki deliberately let himself be arrested by the Nazis so he could be sent to Auschwitz. He spent nearly three years organizing a resistance netwo

In 1940, Polish officer Witold Pilecki deliberately let himself be arrested by the Nazis so he could be sent to Auschwitz. He spent nearly three years organizing a resistance netwo - Interesting on Aviaclip

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realpriyaNewcomerNov 8, 2026

Sounds very fake

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the_freyaNewcomerNov 8, 2026

Didn't he also get killed by his own country about 2yrs after his release? You really should learn about your heroes before you post them online

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yui.suzukiNewcomerNov 8, 2026

I am sure that's exactly what happened.

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aoitanaka58NewcomerNov 8, 2026

so he had time to organize resistance and survived there 3 years? sounds not like a death camp to me. but hey if you firebomb german civilians for years no wonder there is no food left for prisoners at the end and collapse of germany. shocking. who would have thaught.

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haruto_55xNewcomerNov 8, 2026

He's the best proof that communists are worst than nazis...

lucas_martinNewcomerNov 8, 2026

Inmate in hell or a hero imprisoned? Soldier in Auschwitz, who knows his name? Locked in a cell, waging war from the prison Hiding in Auschwitz, who hides behind 4859?

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ananya.singhNewcomerNov 8, 2026

Honest question if the camps where so bad... why the fuck was he alive for 3 years and then just ran away?

karim_7xNewcomerNov 8, 2026

then got killed by communism. proving agains which of the triplets is more lethal

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saraahmadi82NewcomerNov 8, 2026

you left out the fact he broke out, told the world what was going on, no one believed him so he then broke back in and then organized the resistances.

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carlos_moralesNewcomerNov 8, 2026

He survived the war only to be killed by communists