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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tadeusz_Pietrzykowski
He faced a number of opponents in Auschwitz, including other imprisoned Polish boxers such as Michał Janowczyk.[10] Sometimes his opponents were prisoner volunteers. Pietrzykowski tried to adjust his style to his opponents, avoiding injuring them (unless they were German kapos) and prolonging the fights for the amusement of the onlookers.[6] In particular, he tried to help the Jewish boxers he fought, recognizing that the matches were more perilous for them; in at least one case he tied on purpose, drawing a compromise between maintaining his winning streak and avoiding drawing the guards' ire to his Jewish opponent.[6] Several times he fought German opponents in fights that were considered to be particularly vicious. He was victorious against German professional boxers such as Wilhelm Maier and Harry Stein.[6] Some of his fights were more impromptu: for example, in May 1941, with permission of a guard, he challenged a prisoner who was beating another prisoner; only later did he learn that he had rescued a priest who later became Saint Maximilian Kolbe.[6]
Due to his style, which favored evasion, the Germans nicknamed Pietrzykowski the Weiss Nebel (White Fog). Boxing fights for the amusement of the German personnel took place most Sundays. While in Auschwitz, Pietrzykowski fought between 40 and 60 matches and had a long winning streak, losing only a single fight in the summer of 1942 (against a Dutch Jew and also professional boxer, middleweight champion Leen Sanders); Pietrzykowski would go on to win a later rematch between the two.[6][9] The rewards for his victories were the privileges of being allowed to choose where to work and extra food, which he often shared with other prisoners.[6] At one point, he received a proposal to sign the Volksliste, which would have enabled him to leave the camp, but he refused.[6] At another time, he was subjected to a medical experiment; he was intentionally infected with typhus by the camp medical personnel during a check-up in the camp hospital, but he survived.[6]
Some of Pietrzykowski's victories over German opponents made him enemies among German personnel, and there were rumors that he would be executed in revenge. However, in March 1943, a visiting German official, Hans Lütkemeyer of the newly opened Neuengamme concentration camp, recognized Pietrzykowski, whom he had met during a match in 1938. Lütkemeyer invited Pietrzykowski to transfer to the new camp, which he accepted. He was transferred to Neuengamme on 14 March 1943.[9][6]
In Neuengamme, he continued boxing, defeating opponents ranging from German kapos to an Italian professional boxer. As in Auschwitz, his fights were popular not just among the guards, but among the prisoners, a number of whom mentioned in their diaries that they were cultural and sport highlight of their otherwise miserable lives in the camps. In Neuengamme, Pietrzykowski was considered undefeated. One of his most notable opponents was German-American heavyweight boxer, Schally Hottenbach, nicknamed "Hammerschlag" (Hammer Strike), whom Pietrzykowski defeated in August 1943.[6] His undefeated string once again irritated some Germans, and once again rumors started to spread that some German personnel were planning to murder him. However, Pietrzykowski was able to arrange a transfer for himself to another camp in Salzgitter (KZ Salzgitter-Watenstedt [de]), where he became ill, but recovered. In total, he fought at least 20 matches in Neuengamme. His last opponent was Russian soldier Kostia Konstantinow.[6]
In March 1945, as the Eastern Front was approaching, Pietrzykowski was transferred to Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. He survived there until the camp was liberated a month later, on 15 April 1945
He faced a number of opponents in Auschwitz, including other imprisoned Polish boxers such as Michał Janowczyk.[10] Sometimes his opponents were prisoner volunteers. Pietrzykowski tried to adjust his style to his opponents, avoiding injuring them (unless they were German kapos) and prolonging the fights for the amusement of the onlookers.[6] In particular, he tried to help the Jewish boxers he fought, recognizing that the matches were more perilous for them; in at least one case he tied on purpose, drawing a compromise between maintaining his winning streak and avoiding drawing the guards' ire to his Jewish opponent.[6] Several times he fought German opponents in fights that were considered to be particularly vicious. He was victorious against German professional boxers such as Wilhelm Maier and Harry Stein.[6] Some of his fights were more impromptu: for example, in May 1941, with permission of a guard, he challenged a prisoner who was beating another prisoner; only later did he learn that he had rescued a priest who later became Saint Maximilian Kolbe.[6]
Due to his style, which favored evasion, the Germans nicknamed Pietrzykowski the Weiss Nebel (White Fog). Boxing fights for the amusement of the German personnel took place most Sundays. While in Auschwitz, Pietrzykowski fought between 40 and 60 matches and had a long winning streak, losing only a single fight in the summer of 1942 (against a Dutch Jew and also professional boxer, middleweight champion Leen Sanders); Pietrzykowski would go on to win a later rematch between the two.[6][9] The rewards for his victories were the privileges of being allowed to choose where to work and extra food, which he often shared with other prisoners.[6] At one point, he received a proposal to sign the Volksliste, which would have enabled him to leave the camp, but he refused.[6] At another time, he was subjected to a medical experiment; he was intentionally infected with typhus by the camp medical personnel during a check-up in the camp hospital, but he survived.[6]
Some of Pietrzykowski's victories over German opponents made him enemies among German personnel, and there were rumors that he would be executed in revenge. However, in March 1943, a visiting German official, Hans Lütkemeyer of the newly opened Neuengamme concentration camp, recognized Pietrzykowski, whom he had met during a match in 1938. Lütkemeyer invited Pietrzykowski to transfer to the new camp, which he accepted. He was transferred to Neuengamme on 14 March 1943.[9][6]
In Neuengamme, he continued boxing, defeating opponents ranging from German kapos to an Italian professional boxer. As in Auschwitz, his fights were popular not just among the guards, but among the prisoners, a number of whom mentioned in their diaries that they were cultural and sport highlight of their otherwise miserable lives in the camps. In Neuengamme, Pietrzykowski was considered undefeated. One of his most notable opponents was German-American heavyweight boxer, Schally Hottenbach, nicknamed "Hammerschlag" (Hammer Strike), whom Pietrzykowski defeated in August 1943.[6] His undefeated string once again irritated some Germans, and once again rumors started to spread that some German personnel were planning to murder him. However, Pietrzykowski was able to arrange a transfer for himself to another camp in Salzgitter (KZ Salzgitter-Watenstedt [de]), where he became ill, but recovered. In total, he fought at least 20 matches in Neuengamme. His last opponent was Russian soldier Kostia Konstantinow.[6]
In March 1945, as the Eastern Front was approaching, Pietrzykowski was transferred to Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. He survived there until the camp was liberated a month later, on 15 April 1945
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Got anything about Vikings in Africa? Its recorded they even made it to Egypt.
Elkie is the one for the job!!
I know. the man has history dives to an art form.
not right off the bat..but...how about tribe of dan going all over the globe? they gathered 'stuff' for King Solomon and more. they traveled to americas way before columbus. brazil actually got its name from hebrew. they were exporting iron ore...hebrew word for iron is 'brazil' theres a big cliff facing ocean covered in hebrew writing.its how Egyptians mummy's test positive for cocaine.
Lexicon :: Strong's H1270 - barzel
https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h1270/kjv/wlc/0-1/
what a fantastic old tree.
yall make me blush..i am just a knuckle draggin crayon chewer that wishes he could travel and explore.
p.s. i have a funny story i might tell later about a Russian nurse i met by chance and what she said to me...lol
p.s. i have a funny story i might tell later about a Russian nurse i met by chance and what she said to me...lol
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WOW!
Ah dude, you're breaking my heart! I swear I know her sister!
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1930?? mother used sack in the1970 & 1980s.
We still had some companies doing that when I was a kid! As a matter of fact, I think I still have a pillowcase made of one somewhere!
survival has many faces...all it means is you survived it...this lady did...look at background...WOW !
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i was talking mainly about her being all cleaned up and not being covered in sawdust and soot...mostly.....she looks like a model cleaned up for sure.
i have worked with lots of females in the woods. all shapes and sizes. the #1 thing for doing the hard things is having a big heart and drive to do it. tree being doesnt have a big ole weight lifting arm but she can swing the big saws cutter...not a feat for the weak. one of the biggest bullcrap things i hear people say is you dont look that strong...lol...society has this weight lifting imagine in their minds of being strong.
i seen lots of fire fighter women and hotshot crew member.
i seen hardworking women that were super strong and not have the hour glass figure society says they 'need to have' they could climb mtns for miles and swing pulaski axes and chainsaws.
If I remember right, I think chicken feed and some grains also came in larger sacks with patterns on the inside of the bag. That was back when pre-paid post cards were half penny each. My mother would scotch tape a nickel on a piece of cardboard and ask the mailman for ten postcards. I being the oldest would walk the half mile to the mailbox and put the flag up and the note and nickel in the box.
There was a "Rag'man" would come and buy old clothes. And a man who would come and buy any scrap steel or any metal. My brother and I would go to the dump and drag home piles of scrap metal. He would give us each ten or fifteen cents.
I remember gathering pop bottles for the 10 cent deposit. Dad had a gas station so it was easy to get paid.
I was watching that game for some reason. Dont care for either team, but I had it on.
Rice was on it RIGHT NOW. Good on him
Have i got a fantastic story to share. i wish i could have talked with him .
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/d...pc=U591&cvid=507ce5704910437aa02265617af02ce2
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/d...pc=U591&cvid=507ce5704910437aa02265617af02ce2
She was the last American to collect a Civil War pension — $73.13 a month. She just died.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/hist...t-civil-war-pension-7313-month-she-just-died/
