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To: BenLurkin
---- '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


9 posted on 02/02/2025 6:44:55 AM PST by Worldtraveler once upon a time (Degrow government)
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To: Worldtraveler once upon a time
The Soviet troops liberated Auschwitz. U.S. troops liberated Buchenwald.

Perhaps a history lesson needed for some.

14 posted on 02/02/2025 6:57:43 AM PST by Tommy Revolts
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