Tadeusz Pietrzykowski
Polish boxer (1917–1991) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tadeusz Pietrzykowski (Polish pronunciation: [taˈdɛuʂ pjɛtʂɨˈkɔfskʲi]; born 8 April 1917, Warsaw – died 17 April 1991, Bielsko-Biała) was a Polish boxer, Polish Armed Forces soldier, and a prisoner at the Auschwitz-Birkenau and Neuengamme concentration camps run by the German Nazis during World War II. He was part of the first mass transport to Auschwitz in June 1940, and was transferred to Neuengamme in 1943. He is remembered as the boxing champion of Auschwitz. Pietrzykowski's life story has been the subject of several books and movies.[1][2][3][4]
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Nickname | Teddy |
Nationality | Polish |
Born | (1917-04-08)8 April 1917 Warsaw, Kingdom of Poland |
Died | 17 April 1991(1991-04-17) (aged 74) Bielsko-Biała, Poland |
Weight | 53 kg (117 lb) |
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Sport | Boxing |
Weight class | Bantamweight |
Club | Legia Warsaw |
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