80th Anniversary Commemoration Of Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp Liberation

ORANIENBURG, GERMANY - MAY 04: The infamous "Arbeit Macht Frei" ("Work Makes One Free") inscription stands at the entrance gate of the former Sachsenhausen concentration camp as people attend ceremonie to mark the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Sachsenhausen concentration camp near Berlin on May 04, 2025 in Oranienburg, Germany. The Nazi German government under Adolf Hitler ran Sachsenhausen from 1936-1945, using it initially for political prisoners, then later also for resistance fighters from across Europe, Soviet prisoners of war, Jews, homosexuals, Jehova's Witnesses and other victims. The camp included a gas chamber, execution pit and ovens for burning bodies. An estimated 30,000 inmates died. (Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty Images)