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What Influenced You Into Going To Auschwitz And Risk Your Life?

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Q: What influenced you into going to Auschwitz and risk your life?
A: The main reason why I wanted to risk my life and enter Auschwitz is because I wanted to get information from my experience at Auschwitz to bring it back to the Polish Army. I thought this would be a reasonable idea for saving as many Jews as possible, and it worked. It may sound weird, but this was the least dangerous way to help as many Jews as possible. If I hid Jews in my house and the Nazis caught me, I would have instantly been murdered. So, this is the main reason why I went to Auschwitz.
Q: What were some conditions you lived under at Auschwitz?
A: Auschwitz was a terrible place. I walked in on my first day just to smell human flesh burning, and it was the most disgusting thing I had ever seen. But then it got worse because the Nazis were very strict. Then, I saw dead bodies all over. After, we got ready to finally eat food, but the food that they brought out for us was bread with dust and wood shavings in it as well as spoiled salami. The officers did not treat us well. They never fed us, we barely showered, we slept on mattresses that were infested with bugs, we had lice, disease was very common, and we were constantly being punished for no reason. I dreaded every officer, but if I showed it, I would have been murdered. …show more content…

A: The Polish Army has taught me how to respect others and to take care of responsibilities. It also taught me to be a great human being. My experiences at the Army made me make the decision to go to Auschwitz and eventually escape and tell them all about it. I was one of the most brave ones on the army team, and I got recognized because of

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