Holocaust Memorial Day latest: Survivors join world leaders at Auschwitz on 80th anniversary of Nazi death camp's liberation
More than 1.1 million people, mostly Jews, perished in gas chambers or from starvation, cold and disease at Auschwitz. The King will become the first British head of state to visit Auschwitz-Birkenau when he tours the former Nazi concentration camp on Monday to mark the 80th anniversary of its liberation.