Comment by pmoriarty

Some other good articles on Pilecki: [1] [2]

Of his imprisonment under the Soviets he told his wife:

"I cannot live. They killed me. Because compared to them Auschwitz was just a trifle."

[1] - http://www.poloniainstitute.net/witold-pilecki-bravery-beyon...

[2] - https://www.warhistoryonline.com/world-war-ii/story-of-the-m...