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Witold Pilecki

维托尔德·皮莱茨基


While maybe not THE most tragic, you'd be hard pressed to find a man as deserving of a happy ending and received anything but.
Pilecki was a cavalry officer in the Polish military, and would co-found the resistance organisation the Secret Polish Army, or TAP, after Poland's annexation in 1939. Eventually rumours of Auschwitz, the most infamous of the Nazi death camps, would reach the TAP.

也许不是最悲惨的人物之一,但你很难找到一个像他这样值得拥有一个幸福结局,却得到了完全相反待遇的人。皮莱茨基是波兰军队的骑兵军官,在波兰于1939年被吞并后,他共同创立了抵抗组织——秘密波兰军,或称TAP。最终,奥斯维辛集中营的恐怖消息传到了秘密波兰军那里。

It was decided they needed to get an agent inside the camp, to uncover what was going on there. Pilecki volunteered. He allowed himself to be captured during a Gestapo sweep in 1940, and was sent to Auschwitz.
There he would set up a resistance movement of sorts, providing aid and care for the suffering inmates. He'd also write up reports detailing all the atrocities he'd seen.
He'd stay there, avoiding discovery and death, for TWO AND A HALF YEARS. Two and a half years in the home to the most systematic GENO.... in history. Pretty damn impressive.
He'd escape, and rejoin his comrades in the TAP. Notably participating in the Warsaw Uprising.

于是决定需要派遣一个特工深入集中营内部,揭露那里正在发生的事情。皮莱茨基自愿前往,并在1940年在一次盖世太保清洗中被捕,送往奥斯维辛。 在那里,他成立了一种抵抗运动,为受苦的囚犯提供援助和护理。他还写下了详细描述他所见过所有暴行的报告。 他在那里待了两年半,避免被发现和死亡。两年半的时间是历史上最系统的种族灭绝之地。非常令人印象深刻。他逃脱了,并重新加入了TAP的同志们。值得注意的是,他还参加了华沙起义。

After the Soviet takeover of Poland, Pilecki remained loyal to the Polish Government-in-exile based in London. He believed his loyalty would result in his execution by the com...sts, and wrote up 'Pilecki’s Report'. This report would form the basis of the Allied understanding of the Holocaust, and if I remember correctly was referenced in the Nuremberg trials. Although I could definitely be wrong there.

在苏联接管波兰之后,皮莱茨基仍然忠于驻伦敦的波兰流亡政府。他相信自己的忠诚将会导致被共产主义者处决,因此写出了“皮莱茨基报告”。这份报告成为盟军理解大屠杀的基础,并在纽伦堡审判中被引用。虽然我可能记错了。

He was arrested in 1947 by the Polish Ministry of Public Security for aiding “foreign imperialism”. He was subjected to torture and a show trial, resulting in his execution in 1948.

他在1947年被波兰公共安全部门以援助“外国帝国主义”的罪名逮捕。他遭受酷刑和一次表演审判,最终在1948年被处决。


Witold Pilecki at his trial, looking like a total badass
Knowledge of Pilecki was suppressed by the com...st government until 1989, when his story began to be told.
Now there are streets, monuments and institutions in Poland named after him. He's included amongst the busts of great Poles in Jordan Park, alongside those such as Marie Curie. He was awarded the Order of the White Eagle in 2006, the highest Polish award. He was also post humously promoted to Colonel in 2013.

维托尔德 皮莱茨基在受审时看起来像个十足的坏蛋
皮莱茨基的消息被共产主义政府压制直到1989年才开始传播。现在,波兰有街道、纪念碑和机构以他的名字命名。他与玛丽·居里等人一起被列入乔丹公园伟大波兰人的半身像中。2006年,他获得了波兰最高荣誉——白鹰勋章。2013年,他被追授上校军衔。

Pilecki was one of the most heroic and courageous men in history, described by Poland's chief Rabbi as “of blessed memory", and was paid back for his courage with a bullet to the head.
Like I said before, maybe he wasn't the most tragic figure in history. But he still deserved a whole lot better then he got.
Rest in peace Pilecki, you will not be forgotten.

皮莱茨基是历史上最英勇、最勇敢的人物之一,被波兰首席拉比描述为“受祝福的记忆”,但他的勇气却用一颗子弹回报。就像我之前说过的,也许他不是历史上最悲惨的人物之一。但他仍然应该得到更好的待遇。 安息吧,皮莱茨基,你不会被遗忘。