US Edition80 years on: The liberation of the Mauthausen concentration camp
- On May 11, 2025, over 20,000 people gathered in Mauthausen, Austria, to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the camp's liberation.
- This ceremony evolved from survivors' initiatives that began in 1946, aimed at honoring victims and renewing commitments to freedom and dignity.
- The event brought together international delegates, Austrian leaders, U.S. Military members, and descendants, featuring the Mauthausen Oath proclaimed in 16 languages.
- The U.S. Delegation presented a 56-star flag originally sewn in secret by prisoners, while speakers stressed remembering victims and liberators as a sacred obligation.
- This ceremony reinforced a tradition that urges society worldwide to remember past atrocities and uphold the values of solidarity, respect, and human rights.
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Reflecting on 80 years since Mauthausen camp freed
May 5 was a very special day. Eighty years ago, the U.S. Army liberated the Mauthausen concentration camp in Austria, freeing 80,000 inmates including, to my eternal gratitude, my father. In this age of widespread Holocaust minimization, if not outright…
Mauthausen, May 11, 2025 – Yesterday, May 11, a memorial ceremony was held in the former German concentration camp Mauthausen in Austria to mark the 80th anniversary of its liberation. More than 10,000 people attended the ceremony. Among them was a delegation from Slovenia. 8,650 Yugoslavs were interned in Mauthausen, of whom 4,153 were Slovenians (including 109 women). 1,500 Slovenians died during the war. The camp was liberated on May 5, 1045.
7ATC represents U.S. Army liberators at Mauthausen
Soldiers from 7th Army Training Command’s Joint Multinational Readiness Center served as the color guard and honor guard in multiple ceremonies, processionals and wreath laying events during the Mauthausen Memorial’s 80th Liberation and Commemoration Ceremony, May 11, 2025.
International Memorial and Liberation Celebration at Mauthausen concentration camp _More than 20,000 people from all over the world participated today in the international liberation celebration in Mauthausen concentration camp memorial site. In the 80th year after the liberation of the concentration camp, this year's celebration was under the new motto "Together for a Never Again!", which emphasizes the importance of solidarity and community co…
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Thousands of visitors from all over the world are expected to attend the traditional liberation celebration on Sunday morning at the Mauthausen concentration camp memorial. Delegations of numerous groups and nations of victims will lay wreaths on the former place of appeal. The most prominent guests of the celebrations on the occasion of the 80th anniversary are the Spanish King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia. The official Austria is represented by…
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