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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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#13290508

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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#13290510

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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#13290512

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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#13290518

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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#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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#13290556

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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#13290557

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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#13290558

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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#13251951

29 January 2026

OSWIECIM, POLAND – JANUARY 27: A group of 21 survivors is seen during the main commemoration marking the 81st anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz at the former Auschwitz II-Birkenau German Nazi concentration and extermination camp near Brzezinka, Oswiecim, Poland, on January 27, 2026. The event takes place in the former central sauna building, near the ruins of gas chamber and crematorium IV, honoring the victims of the camp.

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#13251957

29 January 2026

OSWIECIM, POLAND – JANUARY 27: Auschwitz survivor Bernard Offen (L), seated among a group of fellow 21 survivors, is seen during the main commemoration marking the 81st anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz at the former Auschwitz II-Birkenau German Nazi concentration and extermination camp near Brzezinka, Oswiecim, Poland, on January 27, 2026. The event takes place in the former central sauna building, near the ruins of gas chamber and crematorium IV, honoring the victims of the camp.

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#13251983

29 January 2026

OSWIECIM, POLAND – JANUARY 27: Andrzej Kacorzyk, Polish pedagogue and historian who serves as the Deputy Director of the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum and the Director of the International Center for Education about Auschwitz and the Holocaust, is seen during the main commemoration marking the 81st anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz at the former Auschwitz II-Birkenau German Nazi concentration and extermination camp near Brzezinka, Oswiecim, Poland, on January 27, 2026. The event takes place in the former central sauna building, near the ruins of gas chamber and crematorium IV, honoring the victims of the camp.

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#13250780

29 January 2026

OSWIECIM, POLAND – JANUARY 27: Marta Cienkowska, Polish Minister of Culture and National Heritage, carries a candle at the Wall of Death in the courtyard between Block 10 and Block 11 at the former Auschwitz I camp in Oswiecim, Poland, on January 27, 2026. The ceremony marks the 81st anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, the former German Nazi concentration and extermination camp.

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