Witold Pilecki
Witold Pilecki, known by the codenames Roman Jezierski, Tomasz Serafiński, Druh and Witold, was a Polish World War II cavalry officer, intelligence agent, and resistance leader.
Career Journey
Background
- Born in
- Olonets
- Educated at
- Vilnius University
- Awards
- 🏆 Order of the White Eagle🏆 Cross of Valour🏆 Warsaw Uprising Cross🏆 Army of Central Lithuania Cross of Merit🏆 Auschwitz Cross
Trending & Selected Quotes
Trending topics shown first"I was not a resident, only a Polish officer. I carried out my orders until arrested. I had no sense that I was a spy, and I ask that this be taken into account in deciding my verdict."
"I've been trying to live my life so that in the hour of my death I would rather feel joy, than fear."
"So they didn't let anybody else off. I can't live anymore, they've done me. Auschwitz was just a child's play."
"I found a joy in myself, coming from the awareness that I want to fight."
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Timeline
1901
Born
Birth1948
Died
Death
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