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27 January 1945: Liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau
On 27 January 1945, Soviet soldiers liberated Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi concentration and death camp.
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Yisrael Abelesz BEM
Yisrael Abelesz was just 14 years old when he was deported to Auschwitz-Birkenau, the most infamous of all Nazi camps. Whilst there he escaped selection for the gas chambers and survived typhoid and a death march.
Light the darkness
Each year people from across the UK take part in our Light the Darkness national moment for Holocaust Memorial Day.