Auschwitz was liberated 80 years ago. The spotlight is on survivors as their numbers dwindle
The main observances take place at the site in southern Poland where Nazi Germany murdered over a million people
Survivors return as world remembers Auschwitz 80 years after liberation
About 50 survivors of the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz-Birkenau will return to the site on Monday to remember the day it was finally liberated on 27 January 1945. They will be joined by heads of state including King Charles and other European royalty,
Holocaust Survivors Prepare To Mark 80th Anniversary Of Auschwitz Liberation
Thousands of people including dozens of Holocaust survivors are gathering in Poland to mark the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz on January 27. As RFE/RL's Una Cilic reports, more than 1 million people -- mostly Jews -- were murdered at the infamous World War II Nazi death camp.
PHOTO COLLECTION: Poland Auschwitz 80th Anniversary
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On 80th anniversary of liberation of Auschwitz, a call to never forget
Auschwitz prisoner Primo Levi, describing his Soviet liberators. Monday is the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz by the Soviet Union's Red Army during World War II. It also marks the commemoration of International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Just 50 Holocaust survivors will be at Auschwitz for the 80th anniversary of its liberation
The dwindling numbers offer a stark representation of the declining population of survivors who are still able to tell their stories.
AP Photos: Silence pervades Auschwitz on the eve of the 80th anniversary of the camp's liberation
Silence pervades the site of Auschwitz-Birkenau today. It can feel that time has stood still at the place where Nazi German forces killed 1.1 million people, most of them Jews. There are the barracks which housed prisoners,
After 80 years, not many Auschwitz survivors are left. One man makes telling the stories his mission
A Holocaust survivor who lived through four concentration camps will return to Auschwitz to mark 80 years since liberation of the notorious Nazi camp.
80 Years After Liberation Of Auschwitz-Birkenau
January 27, 2025, marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi German concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz-Birkenau. Over one million
Survivors centre stage for 80th anniversary of Auschwitz liberation
Some of the few remaining survivors of Auschwitz will gather at the site of the Nazi death camp on Monday as the world marks the 80th anniversary of its liberation
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Silence pervades Auschwitz on the eve of the 80th anniversary of the camp’s liberation
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