The Most Important Events That Changed History Forever

Liberation of Auschwitz (1945)

On January 27, 1945, Auschwitz concentration camp—where over a million people were murdered—was liberated by the Red Army. Although most of the prisoners had been forced to participate in a death march, around 7,000 had been left behind. Soviet soldiers were appalled by the scale of Nazi crimes. The date is recognized as International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

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