The struggle to resist dehumanization and maintain a sense of identity and dignity in the German concentration camps has been a key theme in survivor testimonies. Some prisoners assert the paramount importance of religious faith in mustering the inner strength needed to survive. However, the clandestine nature of religious practice in the camps has meant that memoirs provide only fragmentary glimpses of these practices and their significance in the camps. This article seeks to reconstruct a fuller picture of the religious life of Catholic Poles at the Gusen Concentration Camp in Upper Austria from 1940 to 1945. In particular, the article focuses on the activities of a living rosary group organized by Wacław Milke and Władysław Gębik. This group was unusual in the breadth of its activities and its extensive network of contacts. Not only did it organize religious devotions, but it also provided life-saving practical assistance to other prisoners.

在德国集中营中抵制非人化和保持身份认同感和尊严的斗争一直是幸存者证词的一个关键主题。一些囚犯断言宗教信仰在凝聚生存所需的内在力量方面至关重要。然而，集中营中宗教活动的秘密性质意味着回忆录只能提供这些做法及其在集中营中的重要性的零碎一瞥。本文旨在更全面地再现 1940 年至 1945 年在上奥地利州古森集中营的天主教波兰人的宗教生活。特别是，本文重点介绍了由瓦茨瓦夫·米尔克 (Wacław Milke) 和瓦迪斯瓦夫·格比克 (Władysław Gębik) 组织的活念珠团体的活动。这个团体在其活动的广度和广泛的联系网络方面是不寻常的。