18 January 1945 — The Beginning of the Death Marches As Soviet forces approached Auschwitz, the SS forced nearly 60,000 prisoners—men, women, and children—into a brutal winter march westward. With little food, inadequate clothing, and no medical care, many froze or collapsed; those who fell behind were often shot on the spot. These Death Marches were not evacuation—they were designed to prevent liberation and hide evidence. Prisoners endured hunger, disease, exposure, and relentless brutality, w
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17-21 January 1945 | SS led some 56,000 prisoners out of the camps and sub-camps of Auschwitz. Over 9,000 people perished in Death Marches. Representatives of the Auschwitz Memorial paid tribute to the Victims at memorials along the evacuation routes to Gliwice and Wodzisław Śląski. Read about final days of the German Nazi Auschwitz camp, evacuation, liberation, and the fate of some 7,000 liberated prisoners. Our online lesson: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_11_wyzwolenie/ (Photos: Aleksandra Ma
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