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Execution
Polish war hero Witold Pilecki is executed by communist police after a show trial in Warsaw
Witold Pilecki
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Witold Pilecki
Witold Pilecki, Polish WWII resistance fighter (volunteered to go to Auschwitz, Witold's Report), executed by communist secret police after a show trial at age 47
Witold Pilecki