The notorious World War II death camp was liberated by the Red Army on 27 January 1945 - which was later designated as International Holocaust Remembrance Day. When Soviet troops entered the camp, they found only 7,500 prisoners alive - while the number of those exterminated there is estimated at over one million.
Horrifying photos from the camp became one of the most shocking revelations of Nazi crimes in Europe and have become a constant reminder of the atrocities of war.
Prisoners at the Auschwitz extermination camp shortly before the arrival of Soviet troops.
Survivors of the death camp celebrate their liberation by the Soviet Army.
Prisoner barracks behind the fence at the Auschwitz death camp.
The Red Army liberates Auschwitz prisoners in January 1945.
A special commission inspects a barracks at the Auschwitz death camp after the liberation.
A bench used for corporal punishment at Auschwitz.
Fortified tents with machine-gun emplacements in Auschwitz.
Prisoners of the Auschwitz death camp photographed through the barbed wire.
Sacks of hair from prisoners murdered in Auschwitz
Barbed wire that prevented prisoners from escaping the Auschwitz death camp.
Soviet medics and representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross examine prisoners during the first hours after the liberation of Auschwitz.
Funerals for the deceased prisoners at the Auschwitz death camp.
