Poland Witold Pilecki   (May 13, 1901 – May 25, 1948; Polish pronunciation:  [?vit?lt pi?l?t?sk?i] ; codenames   Roman Jezierski, Tomasz Serafi?ski, Druh, Witold ) was a  soldier  of the  Second Polish Republic , the founder of the  Secret Polish Army  ( Tajna Armia Polska )  resistance  group and a member of the