Obozowe lata Tadeusza Pietrzykowskiego – boksera, który pięściami wywalczył sobie życie
The camp years of Tadeusz Pietrzykowski – the man who boxed for his life and won

Summary/Abstract: The article constitutes part of bibliography of Polish boxer Tadeusz Pietrzykowski. He arrived in Auschwitz on 14 June 1940, with the first transport of Polish political prisoners, and received the number 77. He was arrested at the Hungarian-Yugoslavian border while trying to escape to France, where he intended to join the Polish army. In the first camp year, he worked as a carpenter, haymaker and builder. Then, on one Sunday in March 1941, he engaged in his first fight with a capo and German light-middleweight pre-war champion Walter Dunning. After that, he fought almost every Sunday. Moreover, Tadeusz Pietrzykowski was one of the prominent members of the resistance movement organised by Witold Pilecki. In March 1943, Tadeusz Pietrzykowski was transferred to the camp at Neuengamme, but he had to continue his fights. He won the legendary match with Germanheavyweight boxer Schally Hottenbach by knock-out. This fight later become the subject of a book and film. Pietrzykowski was liberated on 15 April 1945 at the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. He joined the 1st Armoured Division of General Maczek. After the Second World War, Pietrzykowski became a boxing coach and physical education teacher.

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