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Auschwitz

The Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp was the main site for the extermination of Jews by the Nazis during the Holocaust. It was liberated on January 27, 1945.

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@dwnews - Germany's under-21 team visits Auschwitz

PoliticsJune 16, 201703:17 min
U21-Nationalmannschaft besucht ehemaliges KZ Auschwitz

Germany's under-21 team visits Auschwitz

On their way to football's European Championship, they paid their respects at the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial Museum.
SportsJune 15, 2017
Polen - Ministerpräsidentin Szydlo hält Rede in Auschwitz

Polish PM touts refugee reticence in Auschwitz speech

Beata Szydlo has appeared to use a commemorative speech at the Nazi death camp to defend her anti-EU stance on refugees.
HistoryJune 15, 2017
Sam Pivnik at train tracks leading up to Auschwitz

Why an Auschwitz survivor wrote a memoir decades later

Survivor Samuel Pivnik describes what he saw while living in the death camp and why he decided to write a book about it.
CultureJune 13, 2017
Deutschland Prozess gegen einen früheren Auschwitz-Wachmann Reinhold Hanning

Ex-Auschwitz guard Reinhold Hanning dies aged 95

Reinhold Hanning, a former guard at Auschwitz, was convicted last year for complicity in 170,000 murders.
Law and JusticeJune 1, 2017
Twitter Screenshot Esther Begam erhält High-Shool-Abschluß

Holocaust survivor gets diploma 71 years later

When Esther Begam spoke at a high school seven years ago she was asked about her biggest regret.
HistoryMay 20, 2017
Deutschland Hubert Z. ehemaliger SS-Sanitäter in Auschwitz im Gerichtssaal in Neubrandenburg

Last Auschwitz trial close to collapse

One of Germany's last ever Nazi trials could soon be suspended after suspect Hubert Zafke was found to have dementia.
HistoryMay 15, 2017
Polen Denkmal des Zweiten Weltkriegs-Helden Capt. Witold Pilecki

Poland honors 'volunteer' for Auschwitz

Army Captain Witold Pilecki "volunteered" to get himself arrested so he could learn what was happening in the camp.
PoliticsMay 14, 2017
Papst Franziskus Flugzeug Statement Nordkorea

Pope defends use of term 'concentration camps'

The pontiff's choice of words was met with shock in Germany and outrage among some Jewish organizations.
PoliticsApril 30, 2017
Auschwitz Prozess

Judge accused of sabotaging Auschwitz trial

The judge in one of the last Auschwitz trials is being investigated for perverting the course of justice.
Law and JusticeApril 10, 2017
Auschwitz-Wachmann

Naked youths slaughter a sheep at Auschwitz

A group of naked people killed a sheep and chained themselves together next to the gate of the Auschwitz death camp.
HistoryMarch 24, 2017
Polen Ministerpräsidentin Szydlo nach Autounfall im Krankenhaus

Polish PM in 'good condition' after car crash

Doctors said Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydlo has been hospitalized with no major injuries after a car accident.
ConflictsFebruary 11, 2017
Konzentrationslager Auschwitz I

Poland puts database of German SS online

Perhaps as many as 200 SS personnel could still be alive and, perhaps, brought to justice, albeit some 70 years late.
HistoryJanuary 30, 2017
AfD Euskirchen für Wolfgang Dick

AfD and the Holocaust

How do AfD supporters see Germany’s obligation to remember its Nazi past?
PoliticsJanuary 27, 2017
Weißrussland Jewish Resistance Museum in Novogrudok, Belarus (picture-alliance/dpa/Tass/ V. Drachev)

World commemorates International Holocaust Remembrance Day

Events were held around the world to commemorate the victims of the Nazi Holocaust.
HistoryJanuary 27, 201711 images
Screenshot DW The nursing home for Holocaust survivors

The nursing home for Holocaust survivors

A nursing home in Israel takes care of Holocaust survivors living below the poverty line.
January 27, 201702:43 min
Bilder von Häftlingen in Auschwitz Birkenau

An appeal from Auschwitz

The Auschwitz Memorial has made an appeal to Germans and Austrians to donate any Nazi-era documents they may have.
Human RightsJanuary 26, 2017
Judith Rosenzweig

'We are the last Auschwitz survivors'

After Judith Rosenzweig learned that the Holocaust is being denied with greater regularity, she decided to speak.
Human RightsJanuary 26, 2017
Konzentrationslager Auschwitz I

Germany speeds up Auschwitz investigations

German prosecutors are investigating three more cases of former workers at the Auschwitz concentration camp.
CrimeJanuary 19, 2017
Judentransporte Auschwitz

Auschwitz museum asks for donation of items

Museum directors are seeking personal documents, such as family letters, from those who worked at the camp.
HistoryJanuary 19, 2017
Indonesien Jakarta Protest vor Botschaft von Myanmar

What constitutes genocide?

In an interview with DW, historian Boris Barth explains an often misused term – genocide.
ConflictsJanuary 13, 2017
Teschechien Zuzana Ruzickova Cembalistin

Finding strength in Bach

Zuzana Ruzickova endured three Nazi concentration camps. Now turning 90, she says her love of Bach helped her survive.
MusicJanuary 13, 201710:10 min
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Auschwitz Committee accuses Facebook of arrogance

The International Auschwitz Committee has lashed out at Facebook for its lenient treatment of online hate speech.
Human RightsDecember 15, 2016
Thurau Jens Kommentarbild App

Belated justice

Jens Thurau
The Holocaust's lowly clerks are not without guilt, DW's Jens Thurau writes.
Law and JusticeNovember 28, 2016
Deutschland Prozess Oskar Gröning in Lüneburg Urteil

Court upholds Auschwitz clerk's sentence

A German appeals court has upheld the conviction of a 95-year-old former SS sergeant known as "Auschwitz's bookkeeper."
SocietyNovember 28, 2016
Deutschland Judenstern Rampe KZ Auschwitz

Negating history

There are still those who persist in denying the genocide of the Jews, 70 years after the Holocaust.
HistoryOctober 10, 2016
3D model of Auschwitz

3-D Auschwitz model to help prosecutors

The Bavarian Criminal Police Agency has developed a virtual model of the death camp to help reconstruct events.
Law and JusticeOctober 2, 2016
Hubert Z

Trial starts again for accused Auschwitz medic

It is the fourth attempt to try the aged and ailing defendant.
September 12, 2016
Auschwitz-Wachmann

Nazi crimes suspect 'unfit for trial'

A German court has said it will drop a case against a 92-year-old woman on charges that she was an accessory to murder.
September 9, 2016

Students celebrate Hitler-themed costume party

Pupils from the German School near Buenos Aires dressed up in Nazi-inspired costumes at a fancy dress party.
August 26, 2016
Deutschland Prozess Oskar Gröning in Lüneburg Urteil

Appeals dragging in Gröning Auschwitz case

The historic conviction of former SS guard Oskar Gröning is still not legally binding, over a year after the verdict.
August 17, 2016
Portrait Maximilian Kolbe

'I would like to take his place'

In 1941, the Franciscan priest Maximilian Kolbe volunteered to die in a fellow Auschwitz prisoner's stead.
August 14, 2016
Deutschland Landesverfassungsgericht Sachsen-Anhalt in Dessau-Roßlau

Court overturns Holocaust denier's sentence

Saxony-Anhalt's highest court is under fire for precedent-setting leniency on an ex-mayor convicted of Holocaust denial.
August 3, 2016
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Pope wraps up Poland visit with massive final Mass

On his historic first trip to the former Eastern bloc, Pope Francis visited Auschwitz, led Masses and held many a meeting. He wrapped up his five-day visit Sunday with a final Mass near Krakow.
July 31, 201601:55 min
Papst Franziskus in Polen

Pope Francis wraps up Poland visit

Pope Francis has celebrated Mass to conclude a week-long Catholic youth festival in Poland.
July 31, 2016
Pope Francis in Krakow

Pope: church doors must stay open

In a speech at the Sanctuary of St John Paul II, he told followers to be part of "a church that goes out into the world"
July 30, 2016
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@dwnews - Pope's Auschwitz visit triggers social media reactions

July 29, 201602:06 min
Polen Weltjugendtag 2016 Papst Franziskus besucht Auschwitz

Pontiff makes silent visit to Auschwitz

The pope passes beneath the "Arbeit macht frei" gate at the former Nazi death camp where an estimated 1.1 million died.
July 29, 2016
Polen Weltjugendtag 2016 Papst Franziskus besucht Auschwitz

Israeli social media reacts to pope's visit to Auschwitz

As Pope Francis visits the former Nazi death camp, Israelis take to social media to express their thoughts.
July 29, 2016
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Pope Francis visits Auschwitz concentration camp

On his five-day trip to Poland, Pope Francis visited the Nazi death camp of Auschwitz-Birkenau.
July 29, 201600:53 min
Polen Weltjugendtag 2016 in Krakau Papst Franziskus

Pope to visit Auschwitz

Pope Francis hails youth rebelliousness, prepares to visit Auschwitz
July 29, 2016
Kai Diekmann, Sarah Netanjahu, Benjamin Netanjahu und Prof. Walter Smerling in Berlin

German paper gave Auschwitz blueprint to Israel

Details have emerged about how a German editor gave Israel the blueprints to Auschwitz.
July 8, 2016
Elie Wiesel Holocaust Überlebender

World mourns Elie Wiesel

The Nobel peace laureate was best known for his book "Night" about his experiences at the Nazi death camp in Auschwitz.
July 2, 2016
Screenshot Joseph Hirt

US man admits to faking Auschwitz story

A US man who lectured school groups about escaping from Auschwitz has admitted it was not true
June 24, 2016
von der Mark Fabian Kommentarbild App

Seven decades later, guilt does not expire

Fabian von der Mark
A 94-year-old Auschwitz guard who has expressed shame must nevertheless face justice, says Fabian von der Mark.
June 18, 2016
Reinhold Hanning

Auschwitz guard sentenced to five years

Reinhold Hanning, 94, has been convicted of being an accessory to the deaths of 170,000 people at Auschwitz death camp.
June 17, 2016
Deutschland Prozess gegen einen früheren Auschwitz-Wachmann Reinhold Hanning

Auschwitz guard awaits his fate

A verdict is expected for the former Auschwitz guard Reinhold Hanning, accused of being an accessory to mass murder.
June 16, 2016
1963 Auschwitzprozess Frankfurt

Auschwitz trial nominated for UNESCO global memory register

Germany's UNESCO Commission wants the trial’s documentation preserved in a world heritage archive.
June 11, 2016
Deutschland Prozess gegen einen früheren Auschwitz-Wachmann

Auschwitz guard accused of lack of remorse

The prosecution has charged 94-year-old Reinhold Hanning with not accepting responsibility for his actions.
May 27, 2016

Prosecutors seek six years for Auschwitz guard

German state prosecutors have asked judges to sentence a former Nazi guard to six years in prison.
May 20, 2016