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Auschwitz-Birkenau is the most infamous of all Nazi camps and we commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day on 27 January, the date of its liberation by Soviet troops. Over 1.1 million people were murdered at this site, and over 90% of them were Jewish.
Martin Winstone is the author of The Holocaust Sites of Europe: An Historical Guide. In this podcast Martin talks about the geography of the Holocaust, the sites where the atrocities took place, and the different kinds of camp which existed.
On 1 August 1936 the Games of the 11th Olympiad began in Berlin, in a climate of heightening political and racial persecution in Nazi Germany.
Here you can read the full biographies of contributors to the Holocaust Memorial Day 2024 UK Ceremony.
Welcome to our media centre which is the starting point for all press enquiries. Holocaust Memorial Day Trust is the charity which promotes and supports Holocaust Memorial Day across the UK each year on and around 27 January.