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Headline: German chancellor Angela Merkel visits Auschwitz

Caption: Angela Merkel visits the former Nazi German death camp of Auschwitz for the first time. The German chancellor has pledged a donation of €60m (£51m) towards a fund to conserve the physical remnants of the site of the barracks, watchtowers and personal items of those who died, such as shoes, spectacles and suitcases.

Keywords: Politics,Federal government,Memorials,History of the,Auschwitz,CONCENTRATION CAMP

PersonInImage: Angela Merkel