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Witold Pilecki’s letter to his sister-in-law Eleonora Ostrowska written in the Murnau Oflag

Witold Pilecki1944-11-14

Polish History Museum

Polish History Museum
Warszawa, Poland

After the capitulation of the Warsaw Uprising on 2 October 1944, nearly 12,000 AK soldiers were taken to camps. Officers were placed in the officers’ camps like the one in Murnau, Bavaria, where Cavalry Captain Witold Pilecki was detained.
Prisoners of war could correspond with their families writing on special letter forms or on postcards, only in indelible pencil. The correspondence was checked by censors.

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  • Title: Witold Pilecki’s letter to his sister-in-law Eleonora Ostrowska written in the Murnau Oflag
  • Creator: Witold Pilecki
  • Date: 1944-11-14
  • Location: Murnau
  • Transcript:
    14 November1944 Dear Noruśka, I feel fine myself but I am worried about you and your problems. I think I’ve written to you two times. I could have written more but I am not certain whether the address is the same and therefore, until receiving your reply I will not consider writing a longer letter. I am worried about you, Marysia, children and Mareczek who have so many troubles with the family. Such a big family and so many friends and yet, a few wise heads cannot be found, and there is this everlasting chaos in people’s heads. Aunt was right to keep reproaching herself, so I am not surprised that in recent weeks – as it seems – people were scared to visit her. However, she succeeded in good management of her own household and that of her cousins living in the neighbourhood. I send you my kisses. Witold. Warm greetings for Jerzy and his Family.
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  • Original Source: Zofia and Andrzej Pilecki collection
  • Credit: Zofia and Andrzej Pilecki
  • Collection: Witold Pilecki
Polish History Museum

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