18 January 1945 | In the early morning female camp at Birkenau began the evacuation. On that day 5,345 women left the camp and began the Death March. #Auschwitz76 1/4

18 January 1945 | The prisoners of Auschwitz III-Monowitz were evacuated in columns of 1,000 people each. The Germans left behind 850 sick prisoners in the camp. #Auschwitz76 2/4

18 January 1945 | Before evacuation of Gleiwitz I subcamp SS shot several dozen of sick, lame and weakened prisoners. http://auschwitz.org/en/history/auschwitz-sub-camps/gleiwitz-i/ #Auschwitz76 3/4

18 January 1945 | Some 800 prisoners were led out of Janinagrube subcamp. Only about 200 of them reached KL Gross-Rosen. http://auschwitz.org/en/history/auschwitz-sub-camps/janinagrube/ #Auschwitz76 4/4

Read about final days of #Auschwitz, evacuation, liberation on 27 January 1945 and the fate of some 7,000 liberated prisoners in our online lesson full of historical information, photos and testimonies of survivors: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_11_wyzwolenie/