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View of the gate with the inscription 'Work will set you free' at the Nazi extermination camp Auschwitz. Reuters
History Channel Commemorates 80 Years Since the Liberation of Auschwitz

History Channel Commemorates 80 Years Since the Liberation of Auschwitz

The special programme, airing on Monday, coincides with the International Holocaust Remembrance Day

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Sábado, 25 de enero 2025, 00:05

Auschwitz, the extermination camp established by the Nazis in 1940 in occupied Poland, stands as one of the most significant symbols of horror in human history. The camp, where the Germans murdered over a million people, was liberated by Soviet forces on January 27, 1945. Marking the 80th anniversary of this event, History Channel dedicates a special programme on Monday from 10:00 PM to honour the victims of the Holocaust.

Produced by AMC Networks International Southern Europe, the cycle includes 'Auschwitz: Countdown to Liberation', a feature-length documentary, and 'Voices of Auschwitz', a documentary series structured in five episodes, with the first airing this Monday.

The special programming begins with the documentary film, which narrates the path to freedom for the last individuals imprisoned in the concentration camp. This feature begins on January 27, 1945, when the Red Army troops arrived at Auschwitz and encountered a harrowing scene: men, women, and children stripped of their humanity, with fragile bodies barely covered by skin. From this pivotal day, the piece looks back in time to explore the events leading to the Holocaust, offering a comprehensive narrative through four perspectives: the prisoners, the liberators, the perpetrators, and the local population. These viewpoints allow the audience to understand not only the atrocities committed but also the small acts of humanity and resistance that emerged amidst the horror.

At 11:30 PM, the first episode of 'Voices of Auschwitz' will air, a documentary series that gathers the testimonies of 44 survivors who endured the horrors of the concentration camp. From across Europe, these individuals share how their lives were forever changed from their childhoods in countries like Poland, Hungary, Germany, or France to the darkest days of persecution, deportation, and survival.

Over five episodes, the series addresses the various moments that defined the prisoners' experiences. Titled 'Persecution', the first chapter combines first-person accounts and archival footage to create an accurate depiction of the transition from normal life to the persecutions, arrests, and deportations of political prisoners, criminals, homosexuals, Roma, Jehovah's Witnesses, or, predominantly, Jews.

In subsequent episodes - the second and third will air on February 3, while the last two will be broadcast on February 10 - survivors recount the initial shock upon arriving at Auschwitz, the separation of families, the extreme conditions, and the forced labour that defined life in the camp.

The series concludes with a harrowing account of the death marches, liberation, and the survivors' struggle to rebuild their lives after the horror.

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