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This week in the War,22–28 January 1945: Soviet troops enter Auschwitz

This week in the war, on 27 January 1945, Soviet troops arrived at Auschwitz. Belsen would eventually be liberated by British troops and Dachau by the Americans, and both of those camps would become well known to the public in Britain … Continue reading

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