About 300 former inmates of Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau and Authorized in 42 countries will participate in memorial events dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.

"Apparently, this is the last round, when in memorial events to take part is such a large group of prisoners of the concentration camp," said Director of the state Museum Auschwitz-Birkenau, " Peter Cywinski.

according to him, " the voice of ex-prisoners was always a warning to humanity."

According to the press service of the state Museum Auschwitz-Birkenau, the event will involve About 100 former prisoners from Poland and About 100 from Israel." About 100 survivors prisoners will arrive due to the work of the USC Shoah Foundation and the world Jewish Congress. Former prisoners are equally part of the state delegations, the press service of the Museum.

in addition, in memorial events in Auschwitz will participate and the soldiers-liberators of the concentration camps.

The main ceremony will be held on January 27 at fifteen. 30 local time (17. 30 (Moscow time) near the main gate of the former concentration camp Auschwitz II-Birkenau. Scheduled performances of three former prisoners of concentration camps. Then will take place the service in memory of the fallen.

As expected, in memorial events will be Authorized to participate in 42 countries, among them two crowned heads and four of the heir to the throne, 12 presidents and five Prime Ministers.

Except for the President of Poland Bronislaw Komorowski, will come the presidents of France, Francois Hollande, Germany Joachim gauck, Ukraine Petro Poroshenko. The Russian delegation will be headed by the head of the presidential administration of the Russian Federation Sergey Ivanov.

The complex German concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau " existed in the years 1940-1945 near the Polish town of Oswiecim. Over the years in the camps were murdered About one and a half million people. Auschwitz was the largest and one of the most famous concentration camps, the symbol of the Holocaust. January 27, 1945, Soviet troops under the command of Marshal Konev they entered Auschwitz, which at that time was About 7, 6 thousands of prisoners, and the camping was released. In 1947, on the area of the former concentration camp was established Museum.

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