On 27 January, 1945, more than 7,000 prisoners remaining at Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest of the Nazi's concentration camps, were liberated by the Soviet army. Now each year on the same day, millions around the…
How the world is marking Holocaust Memorial Day and 70 years since the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau
Auschwitz survivors paying their respects in Poland © Getty
Today is Holocaust Memorial Day, which this year also marks the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau. We commemorate with a look at how the world is memorialising the Holocaust.
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