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Witold Pilecki

Murals & GraffitiStreet Art

It shows Captain Witold Pilecki, the Polish flag, patriotic slogans and part of the gate of Auschwitz-Birkenau.

The mural shows Captain Witold Pilecki (1901–1948), the Polish flag, patriotic slogans and part of the gate of Auschwitz-Birkenau. It was created on the initiative of the building’s residents, in cooperation with the Stargard Patriotic Club and the Institute of National Remembrance (IPN).

Witold Pilecki was an officer of the Polish Army who fought in the Polish-Soviet War and the September Campaign of 1939. During the German occupation he was active in the underground and was one of the co-founders of the Secret Polish Army. In 1940 he voluntarily allowed himself to be arrested in order to be sent to the German concentration camp of Auschwitz, gather information about conditions there and organise a resistance movement.

In Auschwitz, Pilecki carried out underground activities and smuggled out information about the mass murders being committed in the camp. After escaping from Auschwitz in 1943, he continued his underground work. After the war he remained in Poland and was active in the independence underground.

In 1947 he was arrested by officers of the communist security apparatus. After a show trial in which he was accused of, among other things, working for Poland’s independence, he was sentenced to death. The sentence was carried out on 25 May 1948 in Mokotów Prison in Warsaw. The place of his burial remained unknown for many years.
The mural commemorates Pilecki above all as a witness to history and a member of the Polish resistance, while the depiction of part of the Auschwitz gate refers to one of the most important stages of his activity – his voluntary stay in the camp and the reports he wrote on Nazi crimes.

Practical information

  • Address:
    Rotmistrza Witolda Pileckiego 5
  • Author:
    Maciej „Kreda” Jurkiewicz
  • Year:
    2024
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