Editorial photo #13290512 Human Interest

81st Anniversary Of The Liberation Of Auschwitz In Oswiecim

The site of the Auschwitz II-Birkenau camp is observed during the 81st anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration and extermination camp in Brzezinka, Poland, on January 27, 2026. Auschwitz is a German Nazi concentration and extermination camp and remains the most recognizable symbol of the Holocaust. Jews from across Europe, along with Poles, Roma, Sinti, and Soviet prisoners of war, are murdered there. On January 27, 1945, the Red Army enters the camp, liberating its prisoners. Twenty-one survivors participate in the commemoration. (Photo by Klaudia Radecka/NurPhoto)

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Photo ID: #13290512
Date taken: 27 January 2026
Location: —
Photographer: Klaudia Radecka/NurPhoto
Category: Human Interest

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