The Man Who Broke Into Auschwitz: A True Story of World War II

SUMMARY: THE MAN WHO BROKE INTO AUSCHWITZ is the extraordinary true story of a British soldier who marched willingly into the notorious concentration camp. In the summer of 1944, Denis Avey was being held in a British POW labour camp, E715, near the site of Auschwitz III. He had heard of the brutality meted out to the prisoners there and he was determined to witness what he could. He hatched a plan to swap places with a Jewish inmate and smuggled himself into his sector of the camp. He spent the night there on two occasions and experienced first-hand the cruelty of a place where slave workers, had been sentenced to death through labour. Astonishingly, he survived to witness the aftermath of the Death March where thousands of prisoners were murdered by the Nazis as the Soviet Army advanced. After his own long trek right across central Europe he was repatriated to Britain where no one took his story seriously. For decades he couldn't bring himself to revisit the past that haunted his dreams. Now Denis Avey feels able to tell the full story 'a tale as gripping as it is moving ' which offers us a unique insight into the mind of an ordinary man whose moral and physical courage are almost beyond belief. The International Bestseller The Man Who Broke Into Auschwitz Is The Extraordinary True Story Of A British Soldier Who Marched Willingly Into Buna-monowitz, The Concentration Camp Known As Auschwitz Iii. In The Summer Of 1944, Denis Avey Was Being Held In A Pow Labour Camp, E715, Near Auschwitz Iii. He Had Heard Of The Brutality Meted Out To The Prisoners There And He Was Determined To Witness What He Could. He Hatched A Plan To Swap Places With A Jewish Inmate And Smuggled Himself Into His Sector Of The Camp. He Spent The Night There On Two Occasions And Experienced At First-hand The Cruelty Of A Place Where Slave Workers, Had Been Sentenced To Death Through Labour. Astonishingly, He Survived To Witness The Aftermath Of The Death March Where Thousands Of Prisoners Were Murdered By The Nazis As The Soviet Army Advanced. After His Own Long Trek Right Across Central Europe He Was Repatriated To Britain. For Decades He Couldn't Bring Himself To Revisit The Past, But Now Denis Avey Feels Able To Tell The Full Story - A Tale As Gripping As It Is Moving - Which Offers Us A Unique Insight Into The Mind Of An Ordinary Man Whose Moral And Physical Courage Are Almost Beyond Belief. The almost unbelievable story of Denis Avey, now 92, began in 1944 when he was captured and sent to a POW work camp. He was put to work every day in a German factory, where he labored alongside Jewish prisoners from a nearby camp called Auschwitz. The stories they told him were horrifying. Eventually Avey's curiosity, kind-heartedness, derring-do, and perhaps foolhardiness drove him to suggest--and remarkably manage--switching places with two of the Jewish prisoners in order to spend a couple of harrowing days and nights inside. Miraculously, he lived to tell about it. Surely deserving of its place alongside the great World War II stories, this is an incredible tale of generosity, courage, and, for one Jewish prisoner whom Denis was able to help, survival. Amazingly, breathtakingly, it is told here for the first time. Tells the true story of a British soldier who was held in a POW labour camp in the summer of 1944 and willingly smuggled himself into the Buna-Monowitz concentration camp - known as Auschwitz III - to witness firsthand the cruelty there