Auschwitz; Exposing the Darkest Horrors in Human History Auschwitz remains the ultimate symbol of the horrors committed during the Holocaust. Established by Nazi Germany in 1940, it became the largest and most infamous extermination camp, where over a million people—mostly Jews, but also Poles, Soviet prisoners, Romani, and others—were systematically murdered. The industrialized killing process, the brutal forced labor, and the inhumane medical experiments conducted there represent some of the d

On 27 January 2026, we will commemorate the 81st anniversary of the liberation of the German Nazi concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz. The main commemoration event, which will begin at 4:00 p.m., will take place in the so-called central sauna building on the grounds of the former Auschwitz II-Birkenau camp. It is located in the immediate vicinity of the ruins of the gas chamber and crematorium IV. | Auschwitz Memorial / Muzeum Auschwitz