Survivor recalls Auschwitz horror 70 years on
The 10-year-old Slovakian Jew assumed it was German troops coming to get her, but once she saw the red stars on their uniforms she realised they were Russian.
Her nightmare was over. She was liberated.
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SUBSCRIBEThe 10-year-old Slovakian Jew assumed it was German troops coming to get her, but once she saw the red stars on their uniforms she realised they were Russian.
Her nightmare was over. She was liberated.
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