"German memory"

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8 February 2026

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.

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8 February 2026

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.

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8 February 2026

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.

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#13290516

8 February 2026

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.

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8 February 2026

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.

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#13290519

8 February 2026

In Oswiecim, Poland, on January 27, 2026, survivor Bogdan Bartnikowski lays wreaths and lights candles at the Death Wall near Block 11 during the 81st anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration and extermination camp. Auschwitz is a German Nazi concentration and extermination camp and remains the most recognizable symbol of the Holocaust. Jews from across Europe are murdered there, along with Poles, Roma, Sinti, and Soviet prisoners of war. On January 27, 1945, the Red Army enters the camp, liberating its prisoners. Twenty-one survivors participate in the commemoration.

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#13290521

8 February 2026

In Oswiecim, Poland, on January 27, 2026, survivor Wieslaw Paciorek lays wreaths and lights candles at the Death Wall near Block 11 during the 81st anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration and extermination camp. Auschwitz is a German Nazi concentration and extermination camp and remains the most recognizable symbol of the Holocaust. Jews from across Europe are murdered there, along with Poles, Roma, Sinti, and Soviet prisoners of war. On January 27, 1945, the Red Army enters the camp, liberating its prisoners. Twenty-one survivors participate in the commemoration.

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#13290524

8 February 2026

In Oswiecim, Poland, on January 27, 2026, survivor Janusz Rudnicki lays wreaths and lights candles at the Death Wall near Block 11 during the 81st anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration and extermination camp. Auschwitz is a German Nazi concentration and extermination camp and remains the most recognizable symbol of the Holocaust. Jews from across Europe are murdered there, along with Poles, Roma, Sinti, and Soviet prisoners of war. On January 27, 1945, the Red Army enters the camp, liberating its prisoners. Twenty-one survivors participate in the commemoration.

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#13290554

8 February 2026

In Oswiecim, Poland, on January 27, 2026, survivor Stanislaw Zalewski lays wreaths and lights candles at the Death Wall near Block 11 during the 81st anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration and extermination camp. Auschwitz is a German Nazi concentration and extermination camp and remains the most recognizable symbol of the Holocaust. Jews from across Europe are murdered there, along with Poles, Roma, Sinti, and Soviet prisoners of war. On January 27, 1945, the Red Army enters the camp, liberating its prisoners. Twenty-one survivors participate in the commemoration.

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8 February 2026

In Oswiecim, Poland, on January 27, 2026, survivor Stanislaw Zalewski lays wreaths and lights candles at the Death Wall near Block 11 during the 81st anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration and extermination camp. Auschwitz is a German Nazi concentration and extermination camp and remains the most recognizable symbol of the Holocaust. Jews from across Europe are murdered there, along with Poles, Roma, Sinti, and Soviet prisoners of war. On January 27, 1945, the Red Army enters the camp, liberating its prisoners. Twenty-one survivors participate in the commemoration.

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8 February 2026

In Oswiecim, Poland, on January 27, 2026, survivor Stanislaw Zalewski lays wreaths and lights candles at the Death Wall near Block 11 during the 81st anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration and extermination camp. Auschwitz is a German Nazi concentration and extermination camp and remains the most recognizable symbol of the Holocaust. Jews from across Europe are murdered there, along with Poles, Roma, Sinti, and Soviet prisoners of war. On January 27, 1945, the Red Army enters the camp, liberating its prisoners. Twenty-one survivors participate in the commemoration.

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8 February 2026

In Oswiecim, Poland, on January 27, 2026, Piotr Cywinski, Director of the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum, lays wreaths and lights candles at the Death Wall near Block 11 during the 81st anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration and extermination camp. Auschwitz is a German Nazi concentration and extermination camp and remains the most recognizable symbol of the Holocaust. Jews from across Europe are murdered there, along with Poles, Roma, Sinti, and Soviet prisoners of war. On January 27, 1945, the Red Army enters the camp, liberating its prisoners. Twenty-one survivors participate in the commemoration.

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#13269672

3 February 2026

Emil Nielsen lifts the trophy for supporters during the celebration of the European Championship gold with the handball men at Copenhagen City Hall in Copenhagen, Denmark, on February 2, 2026. For the third time, Denmark is the Men's EHF EURO champion. The 14-year wait comes to an end for the four-time world champions and two-time Olympic champions, as they beat Germany 34:27 in a tough final on Sunday at Jyske Bank Boxen in Herning.

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31 January 2026

Paramedics at the Auschwitz concentration camp are seen in Oswiecim, Poland, on January 27, 2026.

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31 January 2026

Paramedics at the Auschwitz concentration camp are seen in Oswiecim, Poland, on January 27, 2026.

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31 January 2026

Handcuffs and a gun are at the waist of an officer of the State Protection Service (SOP) at the Auschwitz camp in Oswiecim, Poland, on January 27, 2026.

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