Russian Jew David Dushman, who was one of the soldiers who liberated Auschwitz 75 years ago in January 1945, speaks to Reuters journalists in Munich, Germany January 14, 2020. REUTERS/Ayhan Uyanik
MUNICH, Germany (Reuters) - His jacket sparkling with war medals, 96-year old David Dushman holds back the tears as he remembers the eyes of emaciated prisoners at the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz which he helped liberate 75 years ago this month.
A Russian Jew, Dushman is one of the last surviving soldiers to have taken part in the liberation of the camp in January 1945 and he still struggles to explain how such a catastrophe could happen.
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