Auschwitz concentration camp

The entrance to Treblinka, one of Europe’s largest World War II-era extermination camps.

A new monument in Poland sparks concern about Holocaust revisionism

History

The new monument at the Treblinka railway station has raised concerns among Holocaust historians about how Poland’s current far-right government is distorting history.

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‘Eva’s Stories:’ The Holocaust seen through Instagram

Arts, Culture & Media
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This Holocaust survivor convinced a Dutch rail firm to make reparations

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US deports accused former Nazi guard to Germany

Survivors attend a ceremony on the site of the former Nazi German concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz-Birkenau in Poland. Tuesday marked the 70th anniversary of the Nazi camp's liberation by Allied soldiers.

Why I want to remind you of the Holocaust

Justice
The barbed wire fence surrounding the labor camp at Auschwitz I. Johann Breyer says that he worked here as a guard during World War II and not at the nearby gas chambers at Auschwitz-Birkenau.

After years in obscurity, a Philadelphia man stands accused as a Holocaust collaborator

Conflict & Justice

Johann Breyer admits that he was a guard at Auschwitz labor camp during the Holocaust, but he says he had nothing to do with the Auschwitz death camp. Federal authorities say he went further and helped bring victims to the gas chambers. Now he’s under arrest at the age of 89.Johann Breyer admits that he was a guard at Auschwitz labor camp during the Holocaust, but he says he had nothing to do with the Auschwitz death camp. Federal authorities say he went further and helped bring victims to the gas chambers. Now he’s under arrest at the age of 89.

Poles looking for lost remains of hero of World War II resistance

Global Politics

Witold Pilecki volunteered to go to Auschwitz, the Nazi concentration camp that killed more than 1 million people, mostly Jewish, during World War II. He eventually escaped, and fought the Germans during the Warsaw uprising. After the war, though, he was killed by fellow Poles when he challenged the Communist government.

The World

The Man Who Volunteered for Auschwitz

Global Politics

Poland is trying to locate the remains of WWII hero, Witold Pilecki. Pilecki was a resistance fighter who voluntarily got himself captured in order to find out what was going on in Auschwitz.

German National Soccer Team Begins EURO2012 with Auschwitz Visit

Sports

Not many sports teams would consider visiting a Nazi death camp before a major tournament but for a German team things are different – especially when that tournament takes place in Poland and Ukraine.