Auschwitz memorial holds observances on 80th anniversary of death camp’s liberation by Soviet troops
Nazi German forces murdered some 1.1 million people at the site in southern Poland, which was under German occupation during ...
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Putin hails Soviet army for ending ‘total evil’ of Auschwitz
State television news has focused coverage on the 81st anniversary of Russia breaking the Siege of Leningrad. Read more at ...
At Auschwitz, a Solemn Ceremony at a Time of Rising Nationalism
World leaders and a dwindling group of survivors are joining ceremonies to mark the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the ...
Putin is repeating a Soviet-era mistake that tanked the Russian economy, Polish foreign minister says
Poland's foreign minister said Putin used to criticize the Soviet approach that helped bankrupt it, but now he's repeating ...
Auschwitz was liberated 80 years ago. The spotlight is on survivors as their numbers dwindle
At Auschwitz, the Germans left behind barracks and watchtowers, the remains of gas chambers and the hair and personal ...
‘Nothing will be easy about returning:’ Survivors mark 80th anniversary of Auschwitz liberation
It doesn’t do any good for your heart, for your mind, for anything,” said Holocaust survivor Jona Laks, 94, about her return ...
How does Poland deal with Holocaust remembrance today?
The extermination of Jews by Nazi Germany during World War II took place largely in occupied Poland. But for many Poles, Holocaust remembrance remains a challenge.
Auschwitz survivors warn of rising hatred on the 80th anniversary of the death camp's liberation
Auschwitz survivors have warned of the rising antisemitism and hatred in the modern world as they gathered with world leaders ...
33 eerie and abandoned World War II places
From a crumbling pill box in the UK to a derelict rail line in Hawaii, these are the abandoned World War II places that the ...
Ukraine and Poland finding 'common language' on WW2 dispute, says Tusk
Poland on Tuesday hailed progress in resolving a historical dispute with Ukraine and said Warsaw would work to speed its ...
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Poland rethinks offer to repatriate relatives of Soviet era deportees
After agreeing with Nazi Germany to invade and carve up Poland in September 1939, the Kremlin organised several rounds of mass deportations of Poles to remote parts of the Soviet Union ...