Bierut oversaw the trials of many Polish wartime military leaders, such as General Stanisław Tatar and Brig. General Emil August Fieldorf, as well as 40 members of the Wolność i Niezawisłość (Freedom and Independence) organisation, various Church officials and many other opponents of the new regime including the "hero of Auschwitz", Witold Pilecki, condemned to death during secret trials.
Witold Lutosławski | Witold Gombrowicz | Witold Rybczynski | Witold Pyrkosz | Witold Sobociński | Witold Rudzinski | Witold Pilecki | Witold Jakóbczyk | Witold Urbanowicz | Witold Tomczak | Witold Szalonek | Witold Rudziński |
Adam Cyra, Ochotnik do Auschwitz - Witold Pilecki 1901-1948, Oświęcim 2000.