80 years on: Remembering the liberation of Auschwitz

Established by Hitler's Third Reich in 1940, Auschwitz is synonymous with one of the darkest and most horrific chapters in human history. This year, the world marked 80 years since the camp's liberation on January 27, 1945. For the dwindling number of survivors of that dreadful facility, the date was a terrible reminder of what they endured. For society as a whole, it served as a stark warning of how an intolerant and prejudiced mindset can turn people into monsters.Click through the following gallery and learn more about what happened eight decades ago, and meet a man who was actually born in the death camp.