His body is still being searched to this day. Just like several thousand victims of communist terror in the years 1944-1956.
@AmericansLearn Жыл бұрын
Jeez. That's awful
@Dragon-qz4oh Жыл бұрын
Yep, after communists take Poland they were hunting every polish solider that fought in WW2
@Dragon-qz4oh Жыл бұрын
they interrogated them, tortured them and brutally killed them
@Dragon-qz4oh Жыл бұрын
It mainly focuses on AK (Armia Krajowa) soldiers who operated underground for almost the entire war
@Dragon-qz4oh Жыл бұрын
You can search in internet bc all info is included and the full story of it.
@bthsr7113 Жыл бұрын
No words can properly express gratitude to this man.
@justicebarnes7857 Жыл бұрын
The word hero gets tossed around a lot, but if you look up "hero" in the dictionary his picture ought to be there.
@thepocketwatchman Жыл бұрын
This guy decided to intentionally get caught to gather intel from within camp. He made resistance groups inside, send info to outside world and described horrors that he saw. When outside he thought with others in Uprising. At the end he got sentenced to death, even tho he sacrificed himself and his freedom to gather intel from the most horrifying place he could think of.
@ula-laszka Жыл бұрын
może właśnie dlatego?
@Xoruam Жыл бұрын
I have just one issue with the lyrics to this song, that is "Accused of treason by his own". Though I cannot say for sure what were the feelings of particular people fighting the German and Soviet occupations, I can definitely say this: It is a common understanding that neither Soviets, nor "Polish" communists, were ever "our own". To understand this, it is necessary to understand the nature of Polish nationalism - unlike German nationalism, Poland, partially due to a century of being partitioned, partially due to already being a mixing pot of cultures, even prior to the partitions at the end of XVIII century, did not believe in "purity of blood". The ethnicity therefore wasn't decided by genealogy, but by culture. As the XIX-XX century Polish philosopher and political scientist, Wincenty Lutosławski, has stated - anyone could become Polish, as long as they internalized the culture, history, language and love for our nation. So long as you are willing to expend your effort, sweat and blood in order to bring prosperity to the Commonwealth, and you identify as Polish, you might as well classify yourself as one. Socialist policies, and international classist socialism (i.e. communism) in particular, stands in direct conflict with traditional values of Poland, however. This regime has been enforced upon Poland, members of the intelligentsia, capable of opposing it, systematically exterminated, and over a period of over four long decades, people have been traumatized into internalizing its values. But it was never the will of the people, and definitely not of the majority, to adapt this system and accept a position as a Soviet puppet state. Therefore, I, as well as many other Polish patriots, would _vehemently_ oppose the statement that Pilecki was arrested, accused of treason, put in front of a kangaroo court, and executed by "his own". And considering that many of his fellow soldiers, veterans surviving the war and suffering similar fate as him, right before the execution often uttered the words "Long live free Poland!", I have a strong belief that Pilecki himself would agree with this viewpoint.
@superslavbross9935 Жыл бұрын
well said brother
@KWyzel Жыл бұрын
Well said brother, a true patriot of Poland would never readily hand over his nation, heritage, and culture to the hands of the Bolsheviks... and they certainly wouldn't put a Kinsman on trial for bogus crimes.
@piotrmosiej2100 Жыл бұрын
Cześć i Chwał Bohaterom 🇵🇱🇵🇱🇵🇱
@pokochajzemnatiandeagniesz3892 Жыл бұрын
I proud I'm Polish ! This is my history!! He is us hero!!
@gryphonosiris2577 Жыл бұрын
I don't think anyone is really ready for it, but may he always be remembered for the Hero that he is.
@dawidfafinski3886 Жыл бұрын
I'm from Poland. Pilecki is one of our national heroes. In fact, he voluntarily allowed himself to be caught by the Germans and transported to Auschwitz, where he organized a resistance movement. After 2 years in this death factory, he managed to escape to report to the Home Army command (the Home Army is the largest underground resistance organization in history during World War II). He fought in the Warsaw Uprising, and when in 1945 in Yalta the Big Three handed over Poland to Stalin, he was tried as a war criminal and shot with practically no right to defence. Sorry for my English. Greetings to the creators of the channel, I am glad that you are expanding knowledge about the world among Americans.
@ChicagoReacts Жыл бұрын
thanks for the comment! And absolutely no need to apologize for your English, it is probably better than mine
@Revament Жыл бұрын
Sabaton history has a video about this
@adminmarkus Жыл бұрын
He watched it a week ago.
@randallsimmons46776 ай бұрын
I would recommend a book titled "The Volunteer". Its a book written using his actual journal entries and the reports he wrote while incarcerated in the camp. A fascinating and heartbreaking story, truly.
@herbatka3960 Жыл бұрын
Cześć i chwała Pileckiemu, jeden z największych polskich bohaterów.
@AmericansLearn Жыл бұрын
Thanks for thr explanation
@almostclaymatthews5210 ай бұрын
One of the darkest songs in my library atm. It's truely a tragic story for sure
@MAGDALENALUNIEWICZ Жыл бұрын
" Bloody foreigners. Untold Battle of Britain"
@Pvt.Private Жыл бұрын
This very video was actually shown on the News in Poland
@maryamniord221411 ай бұрын
Helt underbart, underbart inititiv och verkar ju varit super bra. Hoppas ni får möjligheten att göra det igen!!❤
@christopherhanton6611 Жыл бұрын
In the early 2000s 🇵🇱 drop the charges against him, and they gave him their highest honor 🎖 and promoted to col
@parufka78307 ай бұрын
The fight continues. The third generation of Home Army members is fighting against the third insurgency of the secret police.
@can-i-go-now Жыл бұрын
For those intrested sabaton history did a video... it's far more to the story it's such an incredible story that was almost forgotten to history.... kzbin.info/www/bejne/iJCZcoWChMymmKM
@bonez9160 Жыл бұрын
I still say this today, war is a fucking hell. All people that not get a proper funeral..
@arturwojteksierminski86385 ай бұрын
Pan Pulkownik Witold Pilecki 🇵🇱👍 Chciał ratować Ludzi przed śmiercią i zapłacił za to najwyższą cenę. Został zdradzony jak całą Polska.
@lukechipping755127 күн бұрын
America never learns 😢
@radoslawboklak8 ай бұрын
Today, He's revered in poland as greatest WW II hero.
@Dreamklubdk Жыл бұрын
I figured that someone realized the videos in the wrong order here since you already did the history.
@rockoy34232 ай бұрын
Witold Pilecki Cześć jego Pamieci
@Michalu969 ай бұрын
Jest ziarnem dla Polaków
@kajetanxdd6567 Жыл бұрын
Część zobacz sobie Polak mc silk rap nobody faster than rap God Eminem 😂😂 pozdrowienia z Warszawy )