Jan 26, 2015

International heads of state, dignitaries and more than 300 Auschwitz survivors will commemorate the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz by Soviet troops in 1945 on January 27. Auschwitz was among the most notorious of the concentration camps run by the Nazis to enslave and kill millions of Jews, political opponents, prisoners of war, homosexuals and Roma.

: The sun rises over the electrified fence of the Auschwitz II Berkenau extermination camp on November 11, 2014 in Oswiecim, Poland. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

: Snow falls on watchtowers and a barbed-wire fence at the memorial site of the former Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau in Oswiecim, Poland, on January 25, 2015. (JOEL SAGET/AFP/Getty Images)

: A warning sign is seen in front of a watch tower of the former Auschwitz concentration camp held by the Nazis in Oswiecim on January 26, 2015. (ODD ANDERSEN/AFP/Getty Images)

: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban (left) chats with former PM Peter Boros (right) as they walk by renovated Jewish graves at the Kozma street Jewish cemetery in Budapest, on January 26, 2015 during a ceremony for the grave refurbishment on the eve of the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp held by the Nazis during WWII. (ATTILA KISBENEDEK/AFP/Getty Images)

: A Hungarian soldier stands by the memorial for the Jewish-born Hungarian soldiers fallen in WWI inaugurated at the Kozma street Jewish cemetery in Budapest, on January 26, 2015. (ATTILA KISBENEDEK/AFP/Getty Images)

: A woman looks at pictures depicting deceased inmates displayed on the wall of a barrack as she visits the former Auschwitz concentration camp in Oswiecim on January 26, 2015. (ODD ANDERSEN/AFP/Getty Images)

: A giant tent is seen erected around the railroad entrance to the former Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp on the eve of the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi death camp in Oswiecim, Poland on January 26, 2015. (ODD ANDERSEN/AFP/Getty Images)

: Auschwitz was one of the biggest and most notorious of the concentration camps used by the Nazis during the Holocaust. It has been estimated that over 1.3 million people, most of them Jewish, were taken to the camp over the course of 5 years. Over 1.1 million people were killed in the camp’s gas chambers, whilst others were subjected to forced labor or cruel medical experiments. Approximately 7,500 prisoners were freed from the camp on January 27, 1945. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

: Auschwitz was one of the biggest and most notorious of the concentration camps used by the Nazis during the Holocaust. It has been estimated that over 1.3 million people, most of them Jewish, were taken to the camp over the course of 5 years. Over 1.1 million people were killed in the camp’s gas chambers, whilst others were subjected to forced labor or cruel medical experiments. Approximately 7,500 prisoners were freed from the camp on January 27, 1945. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

: Young Israelis walk under the infamous German inscription that reads ‘Work Makes Free’ at the main gate of the Auschwitz I extermination camp on November 13, 2014 in Oswiecim, Poland. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

: The sun rises over the electrified fence of the Auschwitz II Berkenau extermination camp on November 11, 2014 in Oswiecim, Poland. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

: The sun rises over chimneys and the remains of detention blocks at the Auschwitz II Berkenau extermination camp on November 11, 2014 in Oswiecim, Poland. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

: View of the barracks of the former Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau in Oswiecim, Poland is seen on January 25, 2015. (JOEL SAGET/AFP/Getty Images)

: The railway track leading to the infamous ‘Death Gate’ at the Auschwitz II Birkenau extermination camp on November 13, 2014 in Oswiecim, Poland. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

: The infamous German inscription that reads ‘Work Makes Free’ at the main gate of the Auschwitz I extermination camp on November 11, 2014 in Oswiecim, Poland. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

: A photograph from the collection of Auschwitz concentration camp survivor Alexander Riseman (3rd left) taken on a train, two days before the end of WWII is reproduced on December 1, 2014 in London, United Kingdom. Alexander and his family were sent to Aushwitz from his home in Poland as a child and eventually liberated by the Russian forces. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

: The railway track leading to the infamous ‘Death Gate’ at the Auschwitz II Birkenau extermination camp on November 13, 2014 in Oswiecim, Poland. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

: The sun rises over the electrified fence of the Auschwitz II Berkenau extermination camp on November 11, 2014 in Oswiecim, Poland. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

: The railway track leads to the infamous ‘Death Gate’ at the Auschwitz II Birkenau extermination camp on November 12, 2014 in Oswiecim, Poland. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

: The infamous German inscription that reads ‘Work Makes Free’ at the main gate of the Auschwitz I extermination camp on November 11, 2014 in Oswiecim, Poland. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

: An Israeli teenager tours the Auschwitz I extermination camp on November 11, 2014 in Oswiecim, Poland. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

: The electrified barbed wire fence surrounds the Auschwitz I extermination camp on November 11, 2014 in Oswiecim, Poland. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

: The infamous German inscription that reads ‘Work Makes Free’ at the main gate of the Auschwitz I extermination camp on November 15, 2014 in Oswiecim, Poland. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

: A blanket of snow covers the former Auschwitz II Birkenau concentration camp ahead of commemorations marking the 70th anniversary since its liberation, on January 26, 2015 in Oswiecim, Poland. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

: The electrified barbed wire fence surrounds the Auschwitz I extermination camp on November 11, 2014 in Oswiecim, Poland. Ceremonies marking the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the camp by Soviet soldiers are due to take place on January 27, 2015. Auschwitz was a network of concentration camps built and operated in occupied Poland by Nazi Germany during the Second World War. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

: Visitors snap photos in between layers of barbed wire that surround the former Auschwitz I concentration camp, and which today is a museum, on January 25, 2015 in Oswiecim, Poland. International heads of state, dignitaries and over 300 Auschwitz survivors will commemorate the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz by Soviet troops in 1945 on January 27. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

: Visitors snap a photo under the infamous “Arbeit Macht Frei” slogan, which literally translates to: “Work Makes Free,” at the former Auschwitz I concentration camp that today is a museum, on January 25, 2015 in Oswiecim, Poland. International heads of state, dignitaries and over 300 Auschwitz survivors will commemorate the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz by Soviet troops in 1945 on January 27. Auschwitz was among the most notorious of the concentration camps run by the Nazis to ensalve and kill millions of Jews, political opponents, prisoners of war, homosexuals and Roma. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

: Visitors snap photos of barbed wire and a guard tower at the former Auschwitz I concentration camp, which today is a museum, on January 25, 2015 in Oswiecim, Poland. International heads of state, dignitaries and over 300 Auschwitz survivors will commemorate the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz by Soviet troops in 1945 on January 27. Auschwitz was among the most notorious of the concentration camps run by the Nazis to ensalve and kill millions of Jews, political opponents, prisoners of war, homosexuals and Roma. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

: Visitors walk past a guard tower and barbed wire at the former Auschwitz I concentration camp, which today is a museum, on January 25, 2015 in Oswiecim, Poland. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

: Photos of Auschwitz inmates hang on a wall at the former Auschwitz I concentration camp, which today is a museum, on January 25, 2015 in Oswiecim, Poland. International heads of state, dignitaries and over 300 Auschwitz survivors will commemorate the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz by Soviet troops in 1945 on January 27. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

: Suitcases confiscated from Auschwitz prisoners lie in an exhibtion display at the former Auschwitz I concentration camp, which today is a museum, on January 25, 2015 in Oswiecim, Poland. International heads of state, dignitaries and over 300 Auschwitz survivors will commemorate the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz by Soviet troops in 1945 on January 27. Auschwitz was among the most notorious of the concentration camps run by the Nazis to enslave and kill millions of Jews, political opponents, prisoners of war, homosexuals and Roma. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

: Enamel bowls used by Auschwitz prisoners lie in an exhibition display at the former Auschwitz I concentration camp, which today is a museum, on January 25, 2015 in Oswiecim, Poland. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

: Prosthetic limbs confiscated from Auschwitz prisoners lie in an exhibition display at the former Auschwitz I concentration camp, which today is a museum, on January 25, 2015 in Oswiecim, Poland .(Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

: Brushes confiscated from Auschwitz prisoners lie in an exhibition display at the former Auschwitz I concentration camp, which today is a museum, on January 25, 2015 in Oswiecim, Poland. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

: Children’s shoes confiscated from Auschwitz prisoners lie in an exhibition display at the former Auschwitz I concentration camp, which today is a museum, on January 25, 2015 in Oswiecim, Poland. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

: A general view of the Auschwitz II Birkenau extermination camp at dawn on November 13, 2014 in Oswiecim, Poland. Ceremonies marking the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the camp by Soviet soldiers are due to take place on January 27, 2015. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

: Journalists surround an Auschwitz survivor at the notorious “Arbeit Macht Frei” entrance gate at the former Auschwitz I concentration camp, which is now a museum, on January 26, 2015 in Oswiecim, Poland. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

: A group of visitors from Israel pose with an Israeli flag while visiting the former Auschwitz I concentration camp, which is now a museum, on January 26, 2015 in Oswiecim, Poland. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

: From left, 81-year-old Paula Lebovics, 79-year-old Miriam Ziegler, 85-year-old Gabor Hirsch and 80-year-old Eva Kor pose with the original image of them as children taken at Auschwitz at the time of its liberation on January 26, 2015 in Krakow, Poland. (Photo by Ian Gavan/Getty Images)

: British Prime Minister David Cameron visits the memorial site at the former Auschwitz – Birkenau Nazi death camp in Oswiecim, Poland, on December 10, 2014. (BARTOSZ SIEDLIK/AFP/Getty Images)

: A picture taken on April 8, 2013 shows a memory plaque stuck into a pile of pebbles on the barbed wired premises of the KZ Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, in Oswiecim, Poland to commemorate the six million Jews killed during the Holocaust. (JANEK SKARZYNSKI/AFP/Getty Images)

: This photo taken on January 13, 2005 shows the main gate entering the Nazi Auschwitz death camp at sunrise. Poland marks on January 27, 2015 70 years since the Soviet Red Army liberated Auschwitz, the largest German death camp, in what is now southern Poland. (JANEK SKARZYNSKI/AFP/Getty Images)

: A file picture taken on January 27, 2014 shows the railway tracks at the former Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau in Oswiecim, Poland, on Holocaust Day. (JANEK SKARZYNSKI/AFP/Getty Images)

: Flowers are laid at the Auschwitz monument in the Wertheimpark in Amsterdam, on January 25, 2015, as part of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah) which will be held on January 27. (EVERT ELZINGA/AFP/Getty Images)

: Visitors walk through snow at the memorial site of the former Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau in Oswiecim, Poland on January 25, 2015, days before the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the camp by Russian forces. (JOEL SAGET/AFP/Getty Images)

: A former rail track is covered with snow at the memorial site of the former Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau in Oswiecim, Poland on January 25, 2015, days before the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the camp by Russian forces.(JOEL SAGET/AFP/Getty Images)

70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz

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