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Alfréd Wetzler

Auschwitz escapee

Died when: 69 years 274 days (836 months)
Star Sign: Taurus

 

Alfréd Wetzler

Alfréd Israel Wetzler (10 May 1918 – 8 February 1988), who wrote under the alias Jozef Lánik, was a Slovak Jewish writer.He is known for escaping from Auschwitz concentration camp and co-writing the Vrba-Wetzler Report, which helped halt the deportation of Jews from Hungary, saving up to 200,000 lives.


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