A doctor, center, with the 322nd Rifle Division of the Red Army, walks with a group of survivors at the entrance to the newly liberated Auschwitz I concentration camp in January 1945. The Red Army liberated the camp on January 27, 1945. Above the gate is the motto "Arbeit macht frei," which translates to "Work sets you free."
A doctor, center, with the 322nd Rifle Division of the Red Army, walks with a group of survivors at the entrance to the newly liberated Auschwitz I concentration camp in January 1945. The Red Army liberated the camp on January 27, 1945. Above the gate is the motto "Arbeit macht frei," which translates to "Work sets you free."
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Children are seen just after the liberation by the Soviets. About 7,000 prisoners were in the camp when the Soviets arrived. Those left behind were too weak or sick to move when Nazi SS officers forced nearly 60,000 prisoners to march west as the Soviets approached.
Children are seen just after the liberation by the Soviets. About 7,000 prisoners were in the camp when the Soviets arrived. Those left behind were too weak or sick to move when Nazi SS officers forced nearly 60,000 prisoners to march west as the Soviets approached.
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Ivan Dudnik, a 15-year-old Russian, is rescued. The teen was described as insane from the treatment at the camp.
Ivan Dudnik, a 15-year-old Russian, is rescued. The teen was described as insane from the treatment at the camp.
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Civilians and soldiers recover corpses from common graves shortly after the liberation. Historians estimate more than 1 million Jews, Gypsies, Soviet prisoners of war and Poles were murdered at the camp.
Civilians and soldiers recover corpses from common graves shortly after the liberation. Historians estimate more than 1 million Jews, Gypsies, Soviet prisoners of war and Poles were murdered at the camp.
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Three prisoners talk with Soviet soldiers who liberated them.
Three prisoners talk with Soviet soldiers who liberated them.
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Female survivors in the barracks at the camp. Hundreds of prisoners were housed in the crowded quarters.
Female survivors in the barracks at the camp. Hundreds of prisoners were housed in the crowded quarters.
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Survivors of Auschwitz stand behind a barbed wire fence. Some of the children are seen wearing adult clothing they were dressed in by Soviet soldiers.
Survivors of Auschwitz stand behind a barbed wire fence. Some of the children are seen wearing adult clothing they were dressed in by Soviet soldiers.
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Soviet soldiers are seen with liberated prisoners.
Soviet soldiers are seen with liberated prisoners.
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Prosthetic limbs taken from executed prisoners are seen in a pile at the camp.
Prosthetic limbs taken from executed prisoners are seen in a pile at the camp.
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