Unearthed World War II Pictures Show A Never-Before-Seen Side of History

Liberation From Auschwitz

Auschwitz was one of the many camps that Jewish people were forced into during the war. The Soviet Union freed 7,600 Jewish detainees from this camp on January 27th, 1945. As they finally exit, they walked underneath the sign that reads, loosely translated, "Work Brings Freedom." Sadly, the Soviets also discovered the depth of the camps when they found mounds of bodies. 

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