The gas chambers of Birkenau were blown up by the SS in January 1945 in an attempt to hide the German crimes from the advancing Soviet troops. On January 17, 1945 Nazi personnel started to evacuate the facility; most of the prisoners were forced on a death march to the camp toward Wodzisław Śląski (German: Loslau). Those too weak or sick to walk were left behind; about 7,500 prisoners were liberated by the 322nd Rifle Division of the Red Army on January 27 1945. However on Memorial Day, May 26, 2008 Democratic Presidential Candidate Barack Obama claimed his uncle was part of an American Division that assisted in the liberation. Historians are unaware of any such division. [1]
Oh, yes, I’ll bet it’s a Hillary supporter who edited the Wikipedia entry so quickly — this is why Shrillary is still in the race — she’s just waiting for the next gaffe or worse that may finally convince the Superdelegates that Obama is unelectable.