Witold Pilecki
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Death | 75 years ago |
| Date of birth | May 13,1901 |
| Zodiac sign | Taurus |
| Born | Olonets |
| Russia | |
| Date of died | May 25,1948 |
| Died | Mokotow Prison |
| Warsaw | |
| Poland | |
| Spouse | Maria Pilecka |
| Children | Zofia Pilecka |
| Andrzej Pilecki | |
| Job | Soldier |
| Books | The Auschwitz Volunteer: Beyond Bravery |
| Report W: KL Auschwitz 1940-1943 | |
| Witold's Report | |
| Report W KL Auschwitz 1940-1943 | |
| Awards | Order of the White Eagle |
| Cross of Valour | |
| Warsaw Uprising Cross | |
| Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta | |
| Auschwitz Cross | |
| Silver Cross of Merit | |
| Siblings | Józef Pilecki |
| Jerzy Pilecki | |
| Wanda Pilecka | |
| Maria Pilecka | |
| Parents | Julian Pilecki |
| Ludwika Pilecka | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 513114 |
Witold Pilecki Life story
Witold Pilecki was a Polish World War II cavalry officer, intelligence agent, and resistance leader. As a youth, Pilecki joined Polish underground scouting; in the aftermath of World War I, he joined the Polish militia and, later, the Polish Army. He participated in the Polish–Soviet War which ended in 1921.
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Jonathan Coe is a British EU-exit-topics-novel Costa Book Award winner
Jonathan Coe 's book the middle of England, which was a humorous look at life in Britain before and after the Brexit referendum, as The Best novel by 2019 at the Costa Book Awards.
The book was described by The Prize judges as "the perfect novel for now".
Award-organizers, said Coe's 13th novel tells the story of "the country is changing, and the cracks that appear within families and between generations".
He is one of the five prize-winners in different genre categories.
you will each receive £5,000 and go forward, in the event of a dispute, on behalf of the whole of the Costa book of the year on 28. January.
Central England extends from 2010 to 2018, follows a number of characters, including a few that are part of the marriage counseling after the vote in different ways in the 2016 referendum.
In The Other categories, Sara Collins, best first novel, won for her gothic romance, The Confessions of Frannie Langton, about the twisted story of love between a Jamaican cleaning lady and her French mistress in 19Th Century London .
from left to right: Jack Fairweather, Jasbinder Bilan, Jonathan Coe , Sara Collins, Mary Jean Chan,Welsh author and former war correspondent Jack Fairweather's biography of unsung war hero Witold Pilecki , who infiltrated Auschwitz, won the biography award; while Jasbinder Bilan' s first children's novel, Asha & The Spirit , the bird was also among The Winners .
the Costa Book Awards 2019 winners
in the Past year, the novel award, the Irish writer Sally Rooney won for the second time, the trouble, Normal people, and the whole book of the year award from Bart van for his biography, The Cut -out girl.
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