80. Anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz

27 January 2025, Poland, Oswiecim (auschwitz): Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his wife Elke Büdenbender, together with Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) and his wife Britta Ernst, walk through the gate of the former German concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz-Birkenau, Auschwitz I main camp, with the inscription "Arbeit macht frei". Federal President Steinmeier and Federal Chancellor Scholz take part in the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the German concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz with a high-ranking delegation. Delegations from more than 40 countries will attend the ceremony at the Auschwitz Memorial. On January 27, 1945, Soviet soldiers liberated the German extermination camp Auschwitz in Wehrmacht-occupied Poland. Photo: Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa (Photo by Bernd von Jutrczenka/picture alliance via Getty Images)