Anniversary

History of Auschwitz crimes mustn't be falsified - Polish PM

"The Nazi German Auschwitz-Birkenau camp is a symbol of cruelty that does not fall under any definition. Evil had one source: the German Reich fed by the ideology of Nazism. We cannot allow the history of this crime to be falsified," Morawiecki tweeted on Monday. /Twitter

Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has said the truth of Nazi German atrocities at the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp must not be distorted. On Monday, Poland marked the 75th anniversary of the camp's liberation.

Survivors, Polish president mark Auschwitz liberation

Several dozen former camp prisoners and Polish President Andrzej Duda laid wreaths in front of the Death Wall on the site of the former Nazi-German Auschwitz death camp in Oświęcim, southern Poland, as part of observances of the 75th anniversary of the camp's liberation.

President's speech at Auschwitz will present the truth – aide

Polish President Andrzej Duda's speech at commemorations of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau former Nazi German death camp will present the truth about how the Holocaust and the liberation of the camp came about, said his aide, Andrzej Dera, on Friday.

Parliament commemorates 75th liberation anniversary of Auschwitz

Poland's Sejm (lower house of parliament) adopted a resolution on Thursday commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Auschwitz Nazi German concentration and extermination camp's liberation and marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Over 50 delegations confirm attendance at Auschwitz liberation anniversary

Fifty-four delegations representing countries and international organisations have confirmed their attendance at January 27 observations of the 75th liberation anniversary of the Nazi-German Auschwitz death camp in southern Poland.

Lithuanian leader cancels trip to Jerusalem Holocaust Forum

Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda on Tuesday announced that he would not attend the January 23 World Holocaust Forum in Jerusalem, but would come to Poland for January 27 observations of the 75th liberation anniversary of the Nazi-German Auschwitz death camp.

Delegations confirm attendance at Auschwitz liberation anniversary

Fifty-one delegations representing countries and international organisations have confirmed their attendance at January 27 observations of the 75th liberation anniversary of the Nazi-German Auschwitz death camp in southern Poland.

President, PM commemorate Leszno's restoration to Poland

President Andrzej Duda in a letter on Friday commemorated the 100th anniversary of the restoration of the western-Polish city of Leszno to Poland.

US Senate adopts resolution commemorating Warsaw Uprising

The US Senate has adopted a resolution recognising the 75th anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising, and expressing its recognition for the courage and heroism of Polish Home Army soldiers fighting for the liberation of Poland from German Nazi occupation.

Swedish diplomat who saved Jews in WWII to be commemorated in Warsaw

A ceremony commemorating Raoul Wallenberg, a Swedish diplomat who before the end of WW2 saved thousands of Hungarian Jews from deportation to Nazi German death camps, will be held in Warsaw on Friday, Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Paweł Jabłoński told PAP.

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