Witold Pilecki today is considered a national hero of Poland; he earned his reputation, from his actions in the Second World War. The story of Pilecki’s suffering under the Nazi party starts nearly as early as his birth on the thirteenth of May in the year 1901. Due to the January uprising, his family was moved by Imperial Russia to the city of Olonets in the republic of Karelia a subsection of Russia. Even though he was born in a district of Russia he was considered a citizen of Poland. Pilecki’s first act of heroism was when he volunteered to infiltrate the German death camp in Auschwitz. His offer was taken seriously as he was given a fake identity as Tomasz Serafiński by the polish underground resistance. His infiltration consisted of
