The eve of the 80th anniversary of the release of the Auschwitz-Birkenau field, Ursula von der Leyen said Europe has an obligation to honor the memory of the victims of genocide perpetrated by Nazi Germany
A It has an obligation to honor the memory of the Holocaust victims, said the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen on Sunday, the 80s of the 80-year-old release from the Auschwitz-Birkenau field. “Tomorrow [segunda-feira] marks the 80th anniversary of the release of Auschwitz-Birkenau’s concentration camp and extermination, ”she said in a message through social network X.
“We will never forget the 6 million Jews murdered in cold -blooded and all the victims of the “He added. Auschwitz-Birkenau became the symbol of genocide perpetrated by Nazi Germany against six million European Jews, of which one million died there between 1940 and 1945, and over 100,000 non-Jews.
On Monday, an official ceremony attended by about 50 survivors and 54 international delegations will mark the 80th anniversary of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Liberation.
*With information from AFP
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