Uciekinier (Kazimierz Piechowski) 2/3, English Subtitles

Description

On a Saturday morning on June 20, 1942 Piechowski escaped from Auschwitz I along with two other Poles, Stanislaw Gustaw Jaster veteran of Invasion of Poland in rank of first lieutenant from Warsaw, Józef Lempart a priest from Wadowice, and Ukrainian Eugeniusz Bendera an auto mechanic from Czortków Ukraine. They left through the main Auschwitz camp through the Arbeit Macht Frei gate. They had taken a cart and passed themselves off as a Rollwagenkommando, a work group which consisted of between four and twelve inmates pulling a cart instead of horses. Bendera went to the motorpool, Piechowski, Lempart and Jaster went to the warehouse in which the uniforms and weapons were stored. They entered via a coal bunker which Piechowski had helped fill. He had removed a bolt from the lid so it wouldn't self latch when closed. Once in the building they broke into the room containing the uniforms and weapons. Bendera arrived in Rudolf Hoss' Steyr 220. As a mechanic he was often allowed to test drive cars around the camp. He entered the building and changed into SS uniform like the others. They then all entered the car, Bendera driving Piechowski in the front passenger seat, Lempart and Jaster in the back, and drove toward the main gate. Jaster carried a report that Witold Pilecki had written for Armia Krajowa headquarters. When they approached the gate they became nervous as it had not opened. Lempart hit Piechowski in the back and said to do something. With the car stopped he opened <b>...</b>

Keywords

Oswiecim, Oświęcim, Auschwitz, Concentration camp, escape, documentary, Kazimierz Piechowski, Uciekinier

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