David Dushman, last surviving Auschwitz liberator, dies aged 98

David Dushman, the last surviving soldier who took part in the liberation of the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz, has died at 98. Dushman, a Jewish Red Army veteran who later became an Olympic fencer, died in Germany on Saturday. As a 21-year-old soldier, he used his tank to mow down the camp's electric fence on 27 January 1945, helping to set its prisoners free. About 1.1 million people were murdere

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アウシュヴィッツをT-34で解放した最後の生き残りの赤軍兵、他界。戦争後はソ連のフェンシング代表となり、現IOCのバッハ会長とも知り合いだったらしい。