During the Second World War, as the Allies and the Red Army took large amounts of Nazi-occupied territory, the true horrors of the Holocaust were uncovered. Concentration Camps such as Auschwitz and Bergen-Belsen were liberated and the liberators came across thousands of poor prisoners who had been left for dead. The concentration camps were where millions were exterminated by the Nazis, but inside Auschwitz the largest there was an incredible story of a priest who sacrificed himself for others.
Maximilian Kolbe was a Polish priest who was rather celebrated within the church. He was well respected, however as the Nazis invaded Poland he decided to hide Jews and other refugees and victims of persecution inside his monastery. Hiding people within Nazi occupied lands was incredibly dangerous and for this the Nazis regarded it as treason. Kolbe was arrested and sent to Auschwitz Concentration Camp because of this, the largest of the camps. However whilst here, he devoted his final days to helping others.
Regularly Kolbe gave his food rations to others, and he was treated brutally by the guards. With every person who escaped the camp, the SS guards executed 10 men. One man did escape, and another was chosen to be executed, however Maximilian Kolbe sacrificed himself and volunteered himself to die rather than the man who had a family. For this Kolbe suffered a horrific ordeal and death, however he is remembered today as the 'Saint of Auschwitz.'
So join us today as we look at, 'The HORRIFIC Execution of Maximilian Kolbe - The Saint Of Auschwitz.'
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