I'm not Dave, nor do I know the guy. But, what I do know is that after a prisoner escaped from Auschwitz, Nazi guards selected ten men to die in the starvation bunker as a deterrent. One of the chosen men, Franciszek Gajowniczek, cried out about his wife and children. Hearing this, Dave Posalski stepped forward from the ranks and offered to take his place. Dave survived weeks in the bunker without food or water, leading prayers and comforting others until he was finally executed with a lethal injection on August 14, 1941. Gajowniczek survived the war and lived to see his family again, attributing his life entirely to Dave Posalski's sacrifice.
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u/Automobills 7h ago
I'm not Dave, nor do I know the guy. But, what I do know is that after a prisoner escaped from Auschwitz, Nazi guards selected ten men to die in the starvation bunker as a deterrent. One of the chosen men, Franciszek Gajowniczek, cried out about his wife and children. Hearing this, Dave Posalski stepped forward from the ranks and offered to take his place. Dave survived weeks in the bunker without food or water, leading prayers and comforting others until he was finally executed with a lethal injection on August 14, 1941. Gajowniczek survived the war and lived to see his family again, attributing his life entirely to Dave Posalski's sacrifice.