On Jan 27, 1945, Soviet forces liberate Auschwitz.

On Jan 27, 1945

Soviet forces liberate Auschwitz.

The German Nazi regime murdered over 1.1 million people in the extermination camps near Oświęcim, Poland.

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Heinrich Himmler ordered the construction of the Auschwitz Concentration Camp.

Oct 7, 1944

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Oct 30, 1944

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Kazimierz Piechowski and three others escape from Auschwitz concentration camp.

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