TIL: Witold Pilecki, a Polish WWII hero, volunteered to be imprisoned in Auschwitz to gather intelligence. He organized a resistance inside, informed the Allies of the Holocaust, and escaped to continue fighting. His bravery and reports were pivotal in revealing Nazi atrocities.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witold_Pilecki
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@todayilearned I did not know this part of history. Wow.
