The Auschwitz Volunteer: Beyond Bravery Book

VII. Table of Contents

CONTENTS

Introduction by Norman Davies …………………………………………. xi Foreword by Rabbi Michael Schudrich, Chief Rabbi of Poland …………. xv

Translator’s Introductory Note …………………………………………… xix Publisher’s Note ………………………………………………………….. xxiii Selected Highlights from Pilecki’s 1945 Report …………………………. xxix List of Maps ………………………………………………………………. xxxi

Historical Horizon Captain Witold Pilecki: The Report, the Mission, the Man ………. xxxiii

Captain Pilecki’s Covering Letter to Major General Tadeusz Pelczynski …………………………… 1
Captain Witold Pilecki’s 1945 Auschwitz Report …….…………………. 5

Appendices
1 Glossary of English, German and Polish Terms and Acronyms …………………………………………………...335
2 German-Language Positions and Ranks at Auschwitz Mentioned by Pilecki …………………………………………….343
3 Index of People and Places Referred to by Pilecki with Either a Code Number or Letter …………………….…...…345
4 Chronology of Pilecki’s 1945 Report …………………………...……355

Index ……………………………………………………….……………..365
Discussion Questions ……………………………………………………..397

LIST OF MAPS

Europe 1939 ……………………………………………... vi Poland–September 1939 ……………………………….. ix Occupied Poland 1939–1941 …………………………… x Auschwitz and Environs–1944 …………………………. 9
KL Auschwitz 1 …………………………………………. 10
Pilecki’s Escape Route from Auschwitz ………………… 300