[BenLurkin]

Why would Russia think it has anything to do with the liberation of Auschwitz?

[MotorCityBuck]

Because they liberated it.
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[SMARTY]

They did liberate some of the camps. BTW-Z man got an invite, but Ukraine welcomed the Nazi ‘s during WWII

[Worldtraveler once upon a time]

---- 'Why would Russia think it has anything to do with the liberation of Auschwitz?"

What an interesting question, from the perspective of today.

"As the Soviet Red Army approached Auschwitz in January 1945, toward the end of the war, the SS sent most of the camp's population west on a death march to camps inside Germany and Austria. Soviet troops entered the camp on 27 January 1945, a day commemorated since 2005 as International Holocaust Remembrance Day."

Source: Auschwitz concentration camp Wiki

"As Soviet armies advanced in 1944 and early 1945, Auschwitz was gradually abandoned. On January 18, 1945, some 60,000 prisoners were marched to Wodzisław Śląski, where they were put on freight trains (many in open cars) and sent westward to concentration camps away from the front. One in four died en route from starvation, cold, exhaustion, and despair. Many were shot along the way in what became known as the 'death marches.' The 7,650 sick or starving prisoners who remained were found by arriving Soviet troops on January 27, 1945.

Source: Auschwitz Britannica

[jmacusa]

Well, it was the Red Army’s 322nd. Rifle Regiment that liberated the place.

[Justa]

Wholly inappropriate to exclude Russians from Auschwitz liberation ceremonies. Their ppl fought and died in great numbers to defeat the Nazis. It’s disingenuous to their sacrifices and achievements.

Maybe just replace Russian politicians with Russian cultural figures military representatives.

Kinda like the NVA invading Cambodia to defeat the Khmer Rouge.

There are degrees of evil as well as good.