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Kazimierz Piechowski | |
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.JPG) A booking photograph of Piechowski at Auschwitz concentration camp | |
| Born | 3 October 1919 |
| Died | 15 December 2017 (aged 98) |
| Known for | Escape from Auschwitz |
Kazimierz Piechowski (pronounced [kaˈʑimjɛʂ pjɛˈxɔfskʲi]; 3 October 1919 – 15 December 2017)[1] was a Polish engineer, and boy scout during the Second Polish Republic, and political prisoner of the Nazis held at Auschwitz concentration camp. He was a soldier of the Polish Home Army (Armia Krajowa), and again became a political prisoner under the post-war communist government of Poland for seven years.[2]
He is best known for his escape from Auschwitz, along with three other prisoners.[3]
- ^ Zieliński, Przemysław (15 December 2017). "Kazimierz Piechowski nie żyje. Odszedł bohater brawurowej ucieczki z KL Auschwitz". Dziennikbaltycki.pl. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
- ^ Smith, Harrison (18 December 2017). "Kazimierz Piechowski, early Auschwitz prisoner who led a risky escape by car, dies at 98". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ "I escaped from Auschwitz". the Guardian. 11 April 2011. Retrieved 6 July 2022.