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Originally Posted by HOZ
Maximilian Kolbe was a Polish priest who died as prisoner 16770 in Auschwitz, on August 14, 1941.
When a prisoner escaped from the camp, the Nazis selected 10 others to be killed by starvation in reprisal for the escape. One of the 10 selected to die, Franciszek Gajowniczek, began to cry: My wife! My children! I will never see them again! At this Maximilian Kolbe stepped forward and asked to die in his place. His request was granted ...
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There is more to this story....I was there last summer, and they have a whole cell dedicated to the priest. He wasn't killed on the spot. Instead he was sent to his cell and starved. I can't remember the details, but he survived for something like 14 days before dying. Quite amazing and remarkable.
http://www.dustsoft.com/misc/Auschwitz.JPG
This is a pic I took...one of the more chilling things I have ever seen in my life. It is a sign posted when coming into a gas chamber.