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The Polish hero who volunteered to go to Auschwitz — and warned the world about the Nazi death machine

Witold Pilecki's reports remained hidden in Polish archives until the 1990s. Now he has been showered with posthumous awards and hailed as the hero he was. A documentary is in the works. He is also a symbol of the way many Poles were forced to bury their war experiences for decades

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