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Memorial Day for the Victims of National Socialism
January 27 International Day of Remembrance for the Victims of National Socialism The anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz extermination camp (January 27, 1945) commemorates the millions of people [...] In Germany, January 27 was introduced as a day of remembrance in 1996 and designated as the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of National Socialism by the United Nations General [...] Section 175 also enabled the systematic persecution of gay, bisexual and other men who had sexual contact with men. Imprisoned in concentration camps, they were marked with the so-called "Rosa Winkel" (Pink …