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King Charles III remembers Holocaust victims at Buckingham Palace
King Charles III commemorates the Holocaust victims at Buckingham Palace and plans a trip to the Auschwitz memorial service in Poland.
King Charles III remembers Holocaust victims at Buckingham Palace
To commemorate the horrors of the Holocaust, King Charles III. A moving memorial was held at Buckingham Palace. The monarch, who recently celebrated his 76th birthday, met on Monday afternoon with 94-year-old Manfred Goldberg, a survivor of the Stutthof concentration camp, and his wife Shary Goldberg. In a sign of remembrance, Charles lit a candle as part of the “80 Candles for 80 Years” project, which is dedicated to the victims of National Socialism. This came a few months before his planned trip to Poland on January 27 to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, as oe24. reported.
This historic date, January 27th, marks the anniversary of a drastic event: the liberation of the German death camp Auschwitz by Soviet troops in 1945. This camp became a symbol of the murder of more than a million people, mostly Jews. The United Nations made the day a memorial day in 2005, and in Germany it has been celebrated as Holocaust Remembrance Day since 1996.
Historical reflections on the Battle of Varna
Another historical event that took place on November 10, 1444 is the Battle of Varna between Ottoman troops and a Polish-Hungarian crusader army. This decisive battle, in which King Władysław III. of Poland and Hungary represents a turning point in the conflict between the Ottomans and the Christian forces. Under Sultan Murad II, the Crusaders suffered a devastating defeat that had a lasting impact on the fate of the region by securing additional territory for the Ottoman Empire. Despite initial superiority, the Crusader army failed due to the determination and tactics of the Turkish army. Władysław's ill-advised attack led to panic and the flight of his troops, while he himself lost his life Wikipedia describes. These events have had a profound impact on European history, particularly in the context of the ongoing struggle to control the Ottoman Empire and defend itself against its expansion.