letter, From: Martyniek, Alexander To: Martyniek, S. in Tscheustochau , District Radom (Poland) - Auschwitz 4 July 1942

This prisoner arrived in camp on 14 June 1940 : June 14, 1940- The first Polish inmates, 728 men, are sent to Auschwitz from the prison in Tarnow by the Krakow Sipo and SD commander. The prisoners are given nos. 31-758.. (Auchwitz Chronicle p. 13) This prisoner escaped from Auschwitz on 12 March 1943 . March 12, 1943 : In the evening, the two prisoners Jan Sarapata (no.300) and Aleksander Martyniek (no.644) escape from the camp (Auschwitz Chronicle p. 351). In a note, the commander states that these two prisoners had been sent to Auschwitz for their active participation in the Polish underground.