The Forgotten Courage of Witold Pilecki — The Man Who Volunteered for Auschwitz

The Forgotten Courage of Witold Pilecki — The Man Who Volunteered for Auschwitz

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There are acts of courage that feel too large to measure. Not because they’re impossible to understand, but because they were chosen when no one would have expected anyone to choose them. Witold Pilecki’s story is one of those. In 1940, as Nazi forces tightened their grip on occupied Poland, he volunteered — not to … Read more

The Forgotten Courage of Witold Pilecki — The Man Who Volunteered for Auschwitz

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In the summer of 1940, in a small office tucked inside a Japanese consulate in Kaunas, Lithuania, a man sat at his desk, writing by hand. Page after page. Hour after hour. His wife brought him meals he barely touched. His signature became a lifeline. That man was Chiune Sugihara. And the documents he signed … Read more