On Auschwitz

On Auschwitz


"On Auschwitz" (23): the sacrifice and death of father Maximilian Kolbe

August 13, 2022

At the end of July 1941 the camp commander Karl Fritzch selected 10 hostages from among the prisoners in Block 14 in retaliation for the escape of a prisoner. He condemned them to death by starvation in the bunker of Block 11.
During the selection, a Poli