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Auschwitz-Birkenau Ahead Of 81st Anniversary Of Liberation

OSWIECIM, POLAND – JANUARY 21: Guard towers and barbed-wire fences are seen at Auschwitz II‑Birkenau, the former Nazi concentration and extermination camp where around 1.1 million people were killed, during a cold morning days before the 81st anniversary of its liberation by Soviet troops, near Brzezinka in Oswiecim County, Poland, on January 21, 2026. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto)

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Photo ID: #13227157
Date taken: 21 January 2026
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Photographer: Artur Widak/NurPhoto
Category: Human Interest

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