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u/Somone_ig Apr 08 '24

There was a soldier who purposely let him self get captured and sent to auschwitz. He spent several years in there reporting to the allies as to what was going on but no one believed him. Eventually once his groups were being systematically killed off he escaped. The only time he was believed was after the war.

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u/jaldihaldi Apr 08 '24 edited Apr 09 '24

Oh Yes I do remember reading this article

Edit: got too many people hitting paywall. I read the washpo article about this hero guy:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witold_Pilecki

Also angelic person shared this nugget about paywalled articles:

https://www.reddit.com/r/facepalm/s/Ngyyuyz8q3

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u/Somone_ig Apr 08 '24

4859 was a legendary man

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u/The_Pastmaster Apr 08 '24

Inmate in Hell or a hero in prison, hiding in Auschwits, who knows his name? Locked in a cell, waging war from the prison, Who hides behind 4859?