Why Did This Man Send Himself to Auschwitz?
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4:55 that map burns my eyes
Hi I'm a big fan
RIP Rudy Vrba.
GERMAN DEATH CAMP , you insult polish ppl with that idiotic nazi word
Just because an Operating System runs entirely in volatile memory, it doesn't mean one can't log any data.
If you ever get a chance read the book The Volunteer. It is an incredibly detailed account of this story. He is the definition of unsung hero.
Thanks for the recommendation! Such a live is truly worth reading about so his legacy is never forgotten. Thanks 👍
Hey Austin any relation Lana?
I'd love to read this! Thanks for the recommendation!
No thanks
Sabaton sings about him though
NEVER underestimate the determination and bravery of an actual hero.
Never never Trevor
Never underestimate the brutality and mercilessness of an actual villain.
After long interrogation by soviets Pilecki said to his wife during one of the visits: "They(soviets) finished me of, Auschwitz was just a game". Imagine a horror in Soviets jails, when a man who voluntarily went to nazi death camp said that that was nothing compare to soviets.
It's like, Nazis were bad, really, really bad but then there's always a bigger fish...
The Russians tortured him for an entire year while in Auschwitz he was just another inmate to the Nazis
Nothing changed.
@@SpecialProjectY Namely Pol Pot - history of introducing communism to Kampuchea is most brutal and inhumane thing humans ever did to other humans.The length these people went to brake apart existing society structure on a whole country scale is hard to imagine...NSDAP, Bolsheviks,Communist party of China, Red Khmer -all these marxist ideologies are responsible for hundreds of millions of innocent human lives.
@@GrafRamolo Lots have, actually. We live in vastly better world than even 20 years ago. It puzzles me why people are so blind to western civilisation achievements ...Did you know that in 1990 over 2 bilion people lived under extreme poverty line ($2 a day)- recent data shows that number fell to 500 million :)
The men and women of that generation were by far the bravest and most loyal of all. They were willing to give their lives in service to freedom and all of humanity. This man alone is the embodiment of true heroism.
Very well said and
And that's because they were raised since kids to do that. Same like a pig is raised to be bacon.
Damn they got shot before they finished their sentence
@@leekorbel1191 and what
@@AdriansCreatures he was probably referring to the
When I was growing up in 1960's America, a lot of people talked of the Poles as if they were lazy and stupid. In fact, "Pollock" jokes were common. I'm not sure where that came from, but I was amazed as an adult to hear story after story of Polish heroism, as well as to learn about many Polish scientists and doctors. I heard Pilecki's story probably 20 years ago, and I continue to be amazed every time I hear about him.
Copernicus was a Pole.
@@Helo_rides_for_commies So were Marie Curie and Albert Sabin. It's very weird thinking back to how Poles were negatively perceived by so many people when I was a kid.
These jokes come from Germans, Jews and Russian mostly.
The Poles are incredibly clever people. How else would they learn to speak Polish? Seriously though - as a Brit who's aware of history, I have a massive amount of respect and gratitude towards the Polish people. This incredible man is inspirational, but the story doesn't surprise me!
That is a common and stupid things from humans. We tend to render people from other countries as "dumb" because of immigration.
Feelings of nationalism on countries with favoured economies, along with the fact that people who move from their countries may have "funny" experiences making them look "dumb" not because they are stupid, but because when you take just about any human an put it in a place with a different language, customs and laws you may feel a bit lost even on tasks that should be relatively easy to the locals who know how they should act.
To any person who's asking why there wasn't there any big movie made about this guy yet: Hollywood agents already reached Pilecki's family in 2000s about making biopic. His son declined the offer once they started insisting his father had Jewish origin (while he openly lived strict Catholic all throughout his life).
I know that from one of his interviews.
Yup. No evil of WW2 can be recognized unless it was performed against our people, and n ogood unless it was by or for the benefit of our people specifically.
Fuck hollywood
Woah
Thats disgusting, typical hollywood, they wanted to make it about jews.
Typical hollywood bullshit. Can't tell a story without shaping it the way they want.
Can’t rewrite history, Hollywood
My patron saint (Catholic) has a similar story. St. Maximilian Kolbe was arrested for aiding Jewish people, and at one point in Auschwitz he heard the cries of a man named Franciszek Gajowniczek in grief over being told he'd be killed, leaving his family without a father and husband. St. Maximilian Kolbe offered himself to die in this man's place, resulting in Gajowniczek living another 50 years after the war
@Camelot House Show me one Jew who helped Poles during Jewish-Soviet occupation of Poland.
@Camelot House The point he is trying to make is that, during the communist era, a lot of people who were in power, were pretending to be of Polish descent, but were actually Jewish Soviets, imported into Poland under changed names.
None of these people were ever put on trial for atrocities they committed between 1945 and 1989, mostly because of political machinations.
Not only that, but some of the Jewish people who survived WW2 are now coming back in media, slandering Poland and talking like we were in cahoots with the Germans. Which is then used to strong-arm our government into giving away real estate property to people who have zero proof of it ever belonging to their ancestors.
There were also other allegations, like the Israeli government openly teaching their kids that Poland is filled with anti-semites, who would immediately shank them, if ever given the chance. I can tell you from experience, people here are too busy trying to survive the taxes and bureaucracy, while _all_ of our politicians constantly steal, lie and sell one thing after another to other countries for personal gain. Including peoples' rights. Not that any of that matters.
So Polish-Jewish relations are a touchy subject for us, for various reasons, not the least of which is that even mentioning any of these issues to a wider audience can get you booted out of any sort of public show and called a Nazi. Because you know. You can criticize anyone. Except for...
I mean, I am not a collectivist, so I am always trying to judge people based on their own character, but... A certain ethnic group has a really lousy PR team, if you get my meaning.
@Camelot House Now, I wonder if my first comment will show up, or will I have to use some binary or a hexadecimal translator again.
Today, I learned about a new hero. The world was unkind to this man but his spirit never stopped doing what was right. It's also amazing how little information on RUclips we have in English about this man.
bruh he posted this 4 min ago
You didn't even watch the video
It’s a 17 minute video and you posted this comment 2 minutes after the video was posted………..
That’s just sad lol
@@moldova7857 oh look at this, Moldova, well, I would say to you, prepare for the next operation of Transitaria
My grandad was in a concentration camp too, he was put before firing squad three times and every time he was picked out of line to be taken back to work because he wasn’t ‘ready’ to be disposed of. Three times. This guy was not scared of ANYTHING! I always said he was the toughest, hardcore guy I know on so many levels and lived until 90. This story tops that for sure! Thanks Arran!
Wow what a amazing story, my great uncle who is Jewish was there to liberate Auschwitz he never got over the things he saw that day and was never the same afterwards. So for your grandad to come out the other side still intact is truly amazing 😃
Tough man❤
That's amazing! We need to remember these heros. Their bravery is amazing
Rest in peace. He fought for humanity against all the animals. A real hero of the world.
My family is Polish & we lost members during that war to concentration camps.
All my life I had been called dumb & knew only the stereotypes. I had never heard of this man before.
Turns out- the one country that people want to call lazy & stupid in America- produced a man 1000x stronger than any action hero! Makes me proud to be Polish.
If more people knew about this incredible story, the image of Polish people would change forever!
You should always be proud to be polish Poland has done many great and brave things
TAK!!!! I had no clue growing up, that Poland was so highly regarded 200 years ago. Winged Hussars cavalry was the best in the world...before tanks and aircraft changed the world.
I hear you about how we have been perceived growing up. Had I known I woulda been in alot of fights. Witolds story makes me so proud of my Polish heritage. I am still learning it even today.
I would love to see a movie that spans the last 250 years. It would be full of pride and tragedy and a spirit that shows even in today's fighting with Russia in Ukraine. 👍
That's crazy, here in Belgium where i live Polish immigrants are considered to be hard en accurate workers. We really appreciate Polish people! You should definitely be proud on your heritage.
it's fake all the people who died in these places died of starvation and disease outbreaks brought about by allied assaults on German industry. It's a tragedy but the story is really super fake and kind of insulting to everyone..
@@theloniuspunk383 honestly mate, your lack of historical knowledge is an insult to everyone
One of the greatest Polish heroes in history. Thank you for honoring him in this video!
You can remove the “Polish”
@@rasmusliedberg there’s nothing wrong with adding polish into it.😒
@@nxgua it just narrows the the perspective , if he is one of the greatest hero’s in history’s , he would still be one of the greatest polish heroes , along side Wojtek the bear
@@rasmusliedberg hitler: been there, done that
Important to mention that he was a father to a family with children when volunteered, its so much harder to make this step if you have kids and a wife. Also, during communist torture he said he never felt pain like that in Auschwitz.
All of this for nothing - nobody liberated Auschwitz, nobody saved Pilecki at the end, executed by communists in his own country.
Anyone praising nazism or commmunism should rethink things.
Nazism and communism are the 2 sides of the same coin bow down to some stupid idiotic ruler
@@vladislavzdravkov4057 I agree, totalitarian hells run by quasi-governmental absolutists in the name of utopian sociopathic ideas.
Say that last statement louder for the idiots in the back!
Communism is a great thing, mate. One man in Poland was famous for bad-mouthing the Soviets, all the while his father kept a silent attitude, one day he asked his father why and he told his son: When the Soviets liberated Poland, I was an orphan, they gave us free education, free healthcare, I owe them anything I have (This included his son? I leave it to your own criterion).
The problem is Stalinism, Iosif Stalin wasn't a man to easily forgive slights. When the Polish president was asked by England and France in 1938 about a plan to let Soviet troops defend his territory he declined saying "I fear once the Red Army is in, they will never leave" and while his fear was very justified, he opened the way to a Nazi invation because neither France nor England couldn't help him at the time.
Stalin no doubt remembered that anecdote.
I don't justify the Soviets executing Witold Pilecki, I think NATO should have helped him in outting the new Polish government.
@@Kriegerdammerung Communism is a virus. It needs to be eradicated at all cost. Soviets didnt liberate Poland - they attacked it in September 1939, splitting it in half with Hitler and occupying it until two thugs started fighting one another. After that Soviets forced Poland into being a satellite country, as they knew the resistance will be to great to ever make it a Soviet Republic. There was no desire for communism in Poland and it was never welcomed - neither was setting Poland backwards for additional 50 years.
Poland was culturally and militarily more advanced than Russia for most of times - it repelled the horde many times - famously in 1921. Even in the 20 years between the IIWW and the partition of Poland into three regions [Russia once again was an occupier for over 120 years], the Russian part was the most backwards and neglected.
The dawn of century, a boy born by a lake
Resettled from Karelia’s plains
Grown to a man in exile as the great war came
Unleashed it’s shadow on his world
Oh, no
Oh, no
Who knows his name?
Inmate in hell or a hero imprisoned?
Soldier in Auschwitz, who knows his name?
Locked in a cell, waging war from the prison
Hiding in Auschwitz, who hides behind 4859?
Outside help never came, decided to break free
The end of april -43,
Join the uprising, fight on the streets while hiding his rank
Takes command all while serving his country in need.
Sent to a prison, where the heroes are judged as traitors
Accused of treason by his own
Sentenced by countrymen under pressure of foreign influence
Men he once fought to free
Oh, no
Oh, no
We know his name!
Inmate in hell or a hero imprisoned?
Soldier in Auschwitz, we know his name!
Locked in a cell, waging war from the prison
Hiding in Auschwitz, he hides behind 4859!
White eagle
Blood of Heroes
In Heaven
Forever
Rest in Heaven
True Hero
Song: Inmate 4859 by Sabaton
Was looking for this comment
@@cafebars3355 Same its clear that someone is gona do it.
Was also looking for this comment. Thank you for not disappointing! As soon as I saw the thumbnail, I knew who this video was about and the song popped in my head.
@@samanthar1214 Same
Sabaton actually wrote a song in hommage to this guy
Album : Heroes
Song : Inmate 4859
Inmate in hell or a hero imprisoned?
Ooo yesss baby
This is a very important figure for my country. Thanks Arran yet again for making a fantastic high quality video about our history for a wider audience! You did a great job with Wojtek's story before and now with the Rotmistrz Pilecki. I could recommend you making a video of Polish codebreakers who cracked the Enigma before Alan Turing. Peace and love!
Turing designed and built (with others) a machine that would decipher the enigma quickly. Up until then it took too long to do it. This machine was of cause a computer.
@@TIMMEH19991 I believe he built this ‘machine’ based on the intel and algorithms from those mathematicians. Poland didn’t have the resources and ability to make something like this happen at the time. It doesn’t matter exactly who deciphered the code but I think it’s good to acknowledge everyone involved.
Thanks for pointing this out. I'll have a look, but I hope he does something on it.
This man is my hero, plain and simple. I couldn't even imagine what he went through, not just with the camp, but that and everything after. A true hero of Poland, and many more! Everyone should admire this hero, myself included.
They should make a movie about him and his heroic accomplishments. Honestly, I don’t understand why they haven’t already. While I can’t speak for everyone else, I know I would watch it as soon as it was released. This guy was a legend, a true hero, and an incredible man.
@@ironeagle4274 I couldn't agree more.
@@ironeagle4274 There was a scandal back in early 2000s - Hollywood wanted to make a film about Pilecki, even the script was ready and, how it is done with biographies, send for acceptance to the Pilecki’s family. But in the script Pilecki was presented as a Jew. The family, who wanted the film to be as much accurate as possible, didn’t agree for this change. Then Hollywood threw the whole project to trash and it was forgotten :(
May be that I misread that, but did you just say you were a hero of Poland? 🧐
@@floridanews8786 Ah, yeah, after reading it again I can see how that can be misinterpreted. I will edit it so it doesnt seem as if I am trying to call myself a hero of Poland, as I was trying to convey that HE was a true hero, and many others. I completely screwed that up.
Thats a strange map at 5:00. Current Europe, but with Nazi Germany, but without eastern Prussia. No Soviet Union, no Yugoslavia, no Czechoslovakia and post ww2 Polish eastern border.
Got me in my feels, a million salutes to a great hero and human being
Got me to the land of nod!!! Poor sod
Inmate in hell or a hero in prison?
Soldier in Auschwitz, who knows his name?
Locked in a cell, waging war from the prison
Hiding in Auschwitz who hides behind 4859
Sabaton fans know this story by heart!
There it is
I don't feel like thoughty gets the love and appreciation he deserves. You truly make quality content and are a very fun person to watch, and every day you upload is a little better than it was before. Thank you.
I can't believe he didn't talk when they tortured him. That is truly amazing
"I've been trying to live my life so that in the hour of my death I would rather feel joy, than fear."
(Witold Pilecki)
A humble, modest, brave man. The hero of our time.
*Too many films are made about escaping typical (institutional) prisons.. Contrastingly, far less films are made about genuinely heroic individuals in history such as Pilecki.*
*A man, who though despite his unjust death and untimely demise, overcame immense obstacles while enduring unimaginable horrors. Pilecki was and **_is_** a luminary!*
I'll think about this story the next time I'm whining about some mundane nonsense or mild discomfort... what a life this guy lived... that's incredible
You be sure to do so.... bro
WOW! This gentleman showed such heroism and bravery while fighting for his homeland and fellow men and women! Witold Pilecki had guts and should be held up as the ultimate example of humanity's best! We solute you Mr. Pilecki!
He is the personification of what we should represent in our darkest hour. Best wishes from Poland friends. Stay safe.
This is a story that needs to be told. It's done with sensitivity even though some details are horrendous. Great passion and skills are shown, both by our protagonist and our storyteller. Awesome job bro 👍
Another person to look at: Jan Karski, a soldier, got out of Russian hands before the Katyń massacre, resistance fighter, courier to and out of occupied Poland, author of "The Secret State" book published in 1944, met President Franklin D. Roosevelt to inform him about the situation of Jews and other German atrocities.
And how. 👍🏼
love your videos. My moms grandmother escaped from the Nazis in Russia, and my dads mom and her parents were saved from boarding a Nazi train by two priests in Bulgaria. And also my moms great uncle was a Partizan. your content about the holocaust is great and its really important to pass as many stories from this time to the next generation.
how come we never get any evidence I'm tired of just "believing" every crazy hair-brained wwii story they tell
Enthralling
Wow! You managed to a whole video on a man that described the Auswitz camp and its horrors without the word "Jew"..You are good!
no evidence though
He said minorities, and Jews were a minority in Poland, along with Gypsies, Tatars etc.
@@platynowa everyone is a minority under some categorization such a stupid trick they play with language
@@platynowa Sure but considering that out of the estimated 1.2 million deaths in Auschwitz, 1 million were Jews, your excuse is laughable.
@@deavman And, so what? These were mostly Polish citizens, are we going to make a beauty pageant out of this?
Where did you get that map at 5:00, it's quite inaccurate.
Most noticeably for me is that poland has its 1939 borders merged with its modern borders.
Yugoslavia is split
Czechoslovakia is split
The soviet union has split
Now that I think about it, it is basically modern borders apart from Germany and Poland, which have a mix of the two. Austria and Czechoslovakia would've been invaded by germany at this time so it's not historical but it's not modern as it owns parts of modern Poland.
I get that it isn't a map video but I feel obliged to point out a few glaring details.
There may be more but that's atleast what I can quickly see
A cartographer perhaps?!?!?!?
Yeah, this map is so wrong
yeah he literally used a modern day map and just changed germany and poland
They really ought to make this man into the subject of a Hollywood movie. More people should learn about him.
I only learned about him from Sabaton
I feel Bollywood would do it more justice...
@@ianblair5032 weird comment.
Holywood wanted but requested to make him jewish 😂
@@swirlingfudge well, that's how americans learn, I guess...
"Meet the man who voluntarily went to Auschwitz. Anyway, if you love travelling, like I do..."
Was that transition... intentional?
As a Pole, I confirm that you've told the story of Witold Pilecki perfectly. Amazing story of an amazing hero.
Omg I couldn’t help but start to clap my hands. What a life this man lived. He has every ounce of respect from me. RIP sir!
I heard of Witold Pilsky Pilecki from a Sabaton song called 4859
Sabaton fans already know this that’s for sure
The other ones are Polish
@@arturb5450 that too
inmate in hell or a hero in prison?
@@angiestalesfromwales1590 soldier in Auschwitz
No disrespect to my school teachers, love you all but I would enjoy all my lectures with a Teacher like this guy. His way of explaining is marvelous and funny. Love the content.... learning and enjoying it.
They should make a movie about him and his heroic accomplishments. Honestly, I don’t understand why they haven’t already. I can’t speak for everyone else, but I, personally, would watch it as soon as it was released.
Pilecki's family was already reached like decade ago by Holywood agents, but they backed off, once the execs started insisting about changing his background to Jewish (guy was devout Catholic). I'm not kidding, I know that from interview with Pilecki's son.
Thoughty thank you for always doing justice to the legacy theses people left behind. Many will never be known, but the ones you share with us will have this beautiful narration of why their lives were so special!
This brought me to tears. What an amazing man. All humanity owes to him. His fight was the good fight.
Dude, this map REALLY needs correction. Any Hearts of Iron player or just WW2 enthusiast will tell you that.
What a story. One of the Bravest people ever. Wow. With tears running down my cheeks, I thank you for bringing us this history of a truly remarkable man's life. 💔
Thank you for the wonderfully informative video. I live on the street of his name in Warsaw, and I see mural with his face everyday yet I didn’t know his story in detail … also thank you for this video being .. truthful :) there is so much misinformation about Poland during II world war (like “polish concentration camps” 🤦♀️..) while it was in short, underground resistance till the end, horror of concentrations camps and in the end .. Russians eliminating heroes that survived. This history makes us, Poles, so sympathetic and supportive of Ukraine. It could have been us, it was us.
I live nearby too :)
I love the transition “by volunteering to go to Auschwitz. If you love traveling like i do…”
I'm impressed how well you pronounced Pileckis name. Well done man, as a polish man living near the camp I really wanted to see something about our national Heros.
I never heard about this amazingly brave man. Thank you very much for enlightening me.
Thanks for posting his story. Somebody needs to write a major book or make a major movie about him so that his story will be much more known. He was a true hero of the highest order.
At least there's a Sabaton song about him that has spread the word quite a bit. Really love how that band gets more and more people into war history every day.
Polish person and your years-long fan here. Thank you for making this video - I truly appreciate you chose this topic and enjoyed watching it! Witold Pilecki was one of the greatest badasses in the history of mankind and his story deserves to be heard by more people.
Witold Pilecki was a hero before WWII. In 1920 he (19 yo) fight in polish-soviet war. Great soldier, leader, spy, poet, painter... great man.
fun fact, sabaton actually made a song on him, its called prisoner 4859
*inmate
I am a Pilecki I have know idea if my family is related but he is my hero
Thank you for telling his story to your viewers. He was a mystery to me up to 2018. For his courage...he is my personal hero...Witold Pilecki :-)
Extremely important video about Witold Pilecki.
What incredible selflessness and courage from an individual. It is with great admiration I see Pilecki and his amazing accomplishments. He placed the value of his country and his people over anything in his life.
Great video as always! Just one thing that bugged me in it. 4:54 that is not a map of Europe from 1939
This man is my personal hero. Thanks so much for covering him, Arran.
Thanks to Hearts of Iron IV and specifically Inmate 4859 by Sabaton introduced me to Wiltold Pilecki's plight. Amazing story of heroism and there needs to be more movies/series like this being made. Especially in the times we are living in today!
They don't make people like this anymore....it's truly amazing
thank you for covering this. i first heard about this from a sabaton song
I love this. I so didn't expect the "protagonist" of this to be from Poland and it all being about Poland. I'm from Poland and barely anyone even knows we exist!
Mrs Richards: "I paid for a room with a view!"
Basil: (pointing to the lovely view) "That is Torquay, Madam."
Mrs Richards: "It's not good enough!"
Basil: "May I ask what you were expecting to see out of a Torquay hotel bedroom window? Sydney Opera House, perhaps? the Hanging Gardens of Babylon? Herds of wildebeest sweeping majestically past?..."
Mrs Richards: "Don't be silly! I expect to be able to see the sea!"
Basil: "You can see the sea, it's over there between the land and the sky."
Mrs Richards: "I'm not satisfied. But I shall stay. But I expect a reduction."
Basil: "Why?! Because Krakatoa's not erupting at the moment ?"
Fascinating. One so brave/devoted to his people MUST be REMEMBERED!
*Sabaton sounds*
He's a Polish hero taught in our schools
What an unimaginably heroic man.
to be honnest. there is not that many conflict the last decades. nothing compared to the past of humanity. imagine all the tribal wars and dont forget about the tons of religious wars.
All the so called 'Democracy and Foreign Intervention' by the United States and every European Nation, R.I.P Gaddafi, brave leader died in the hands of that jezebel Hillary Clinton and overthrowing Libya until a failed conflicted state of guerilla warfare
WOW ! A true hero of Poland and an inspiration to us all.
I don't think that we know enough about Polish heroics not just in WW2 but throughout history.
Victory to Ukraine from me in England UK. 💗
Thank you for an outstanding history of a man, who's humanity and will to save lifes, all under the worst thinkable circumstances and danger of his own health and life, maybe the most touching story I've ever heard. With tears in my eyes, for him, and the men in the network he organised in probably the Germans most " efficient"death camps. As long there are people with his love and respect for human life's, there is hope. Sadly he went true all torture without someone in power did something to help. Strange isn't it, that the political power, who were safe in their officers, thought all of his suggestions was to dangerous and differcult to deal with! Although they had the best consult, the man who knew the camp inside out. What a faith, survive all this, just to be executed by the Soviets. It's nice he got so many awards, very late. Hope he has some living relatives, that can be proud of them. It was a very good opening you gave in your video, 8 % of human history has been rather almost peaceful. I appreciate your videos, they are really one of the best, regarding history and all kinds of things. 🌹 For all of us that are thoughty 2!
Pilecki had got wife and a son. He was killed when the son was a newborn or baby. He was writing some letters to his child - real weepy stuff. According to my knowledge the son is still living now in his +90 yo.
@@karczameczka Thank you for your answer! That he had wife and a newborn son makes it really more tragic. Because he was at last ready to go for a happy normal family, he must had been looking forward to this, when he got murdered. But obviously he was that kind of man that just couldn't stand cruelty against humanity, and in those parts of the world, it was dangerous, and he was to intelligent not to understand the risks.
According to a Polish newspaper, as he was led to his death, he said, “I’ve been trying to live my life so that in the hour of my death I would rather feel joy than fear.”
I don't like seeing the modern map in the historical context, it kinda misinforms people about how the borders looked like back then with countries that would not even exist untill 90s.
i havent watched this yet, but i think ur talking bout the dude who voluntarily went into the camp, started a cartel to bring in foor, made a communicator, created communication code in washing baskets, and organised an escape when they weren't sending anyone
I read the book "Survival In Auschwitz " by Primo Levi, such a great book and sickening first hand story about the Auschwitz death camp. I can't believe people went through that.
It worrying that apparently normal people could carry out such evilness that words will never be able to describe the horrors of what they did. These people are everywhere in the world, millions of them, covered in a very VERY thin veneer of civilization.
@@TIMMEH19991 I guess you'll be surprised what you're capable of during a time of war, especially when you think you're on the right side and just following orders.
For a so called death camp, there sure are a lot of ex inmates who survived and wrote a lot of books about their alleged experience.
I'm sure the fact that a few of them have admitted to making stuff up about what happened back then is neither here nor there.
It definitely happened...(no post irony, bro, I swear)
Yea no .. him being honored posthumously does NOT feel like justice has finally been served at all..
A bit jarring seeing you use photos of Polish insurgents from Warsaw Uprising tbh And not gonna lie your pronounciation made me chuckle.
W is pronounced as V in Polish.
Jan Karski is another incredible figure that is vastly unknown by the West. Probably because of the treatment his report on Holocaust got from the Allies, especially the US.
I'm usually not one to harp on vocabulary but I admit it's a bit tiring to hear "Nazis" as if they were some vaguely mythical creatures without a state or nationality. 80 years later it becomes dangerous IMO to never associate a country with its past actions.
Let's not be so pedantic about pronunciation, it doesn't matter that much and it's kinda crazy to expect foreigners to pronounce Polish words perfectly. When it comes to photos, I think it's good they're in the video. Some people really don't understand the severity of what was happening and showing them the brutal reality of those times makes people realize how awful it was. And yes, everyone knows Nazis were from Germany, let's not be ridiculous here. Calling them nazis is factual, not only Germans were nazis, there were people from all over Europe who collaborated for multitude of reasons.
When is a door 🚪 not a door???
When it’s...... ajar!
Goosebumps all over. A real hero.
I just wanted to say that I've really enjoyed enjoyed every video that you've posted and your book "Stick A Flag In It" I haven't gotten your latest yet but I do plan on it! Thanks, Aaron
thank you so, so much, Arran. going way back to late 1800’s, Poles were very brave and incredible fighters. my husband’s great grandfather was hung fighting for Poland. there was a group of incredible Polish pilots who emigrated to England. they were ruthless fighter pilots
It's hard to believe that there are those who promote this horrific period as a hoax. Pilecki should be a name that everyone knows.
I just want evidence :(
@@theloniuspunk383 what evidence?
@@mairekoo6904 google deletes my comment if I mention the thing I want evidence for...
@@theloniuspunk383 ok then let's work around it do you have issues with story of Pilecki or with the whole tragic and horrible thing that was mentioned in the video?
@@mairekoo6904 no sir! the mechanism was assiduously avoided but it's very famous!
My ex girlfriend, may she rest in peace, was Polish. She would have loved seeing this video of the way hero. And my my wives great grandmother is an auschwitz survivor.
How was he able to survive getting captured by the Nazis two times, yet immediately getting killed by the Soviets?
Soviets was no any better to Polish people than Germans(yes GERMANS not NAZI).
Probably because Soviets were kinda far worse than Nazis, in fact they still are but under different banner...
The Fact That He Animated Them True To Life With A Big Ear To Ear Smile Like They Probably Would Have Had At 7:02 Is Mildly Terrifying
All the autospies they performed. they didn't find one person dying from gas.
authopsies on what? ash?
You need way too much Zyklon B to kill a person, especially if the room you're filling it with isn't insulated properly
Im amazed that you brought up this story. He isnt well known hero. People like you might give him respect he deffinetly deserves.
Thank you for the amazing content
I read of Witold Pileski's unbelievable courage a few years ago. To me, he might be the bravest of the brave, and for sure, the man I'd nominate for 'most courageous WWII soldier'... bar none. Thanks for this, Thoughty2. Well done.
Thanks to sabaton i learned about this legend and many more like him
He didn't know what he was getting himself into when he decided to get arrested and sent there. Poland had such a terrible time during the war (and after) but they never gave up. The people that went through those hard times would be so happy to see Poland today. Free, prosperous, and part of the strongest military alliance in the history of the world. 🇵🇱🙂
As a Pole, I really appreciate you for the work you put into the preparation of this video!
The bravest man i have ever met
You met him??? This I very much doubt..
He was the bravest person I ever heard of.
Thoughty2 making my day better once again
Same here
Can’t believe I’ve never heard of this legend of a man. He deserves to have all the praise there is to be given
Nice videos thoughty2 it really makes my day!
Thanks for the new video! Great one as always. I'll definitely have to look more into "The Volunteer ". And as always bro, love the mustache!!
If you like this story, you should also check out the story of St. Maximilian Kolbe. It's a bit less dramatic, but the man was no less a hero.
you should have made it yourself in a channel called fourty two and advertised any old shit saying how much you really love the shit so very very much, make a few cheesy jokes in exchange for a fat wedge
@@paulohare4233 Are you drunk?
I've studied history most of my adult life and I've made it a habit of telling people how good we've actually got it and in spite of our problems. Right now, this second, the world is a better place for people than it ever was at any other point in history.
The Volunteer by Jack Fairweather. Is a fantastic book about this. Can't recommend it enough.
Fair weather friends is a great song too... one of Hommes finest....
Thank you so much for this! Brought tears to my eyes; what a great and noble man.