Il President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella is in Auschwitz as part of his official visit to Poland. The head of state after visiting the Auschwitz museum participates in the traditional March of the living in remembrance of the victims of theHolocaust. For this anniversary, thousands of students from all over the world are present in the Nazi camp. There is also a delegation from three Italian high schools. Sergio Mattarella is accompanied on his visit by the Bucci sisters, among the few witnesses still alive of the horror committed by the Nazis in the concentration camps.
The march of the living in Auschwitz
"A place of horror", as Mattarella defined the pavilions of the Nazi camp. During the visit the head of state he remained in recollection in front of the wall of death where the prisoners were shot. The school groups traveling with Mattarella to Auschwitz are those of the Leonardo da Vinci Scientific-Classical-Human Sciences High School in Terracina (Latina), Rinaldini Classical High School - Ancona, GA Pujati High School - Sacile (Pordenone).
State visit to Poland
The President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, has been on a state visit to the Republic of Poland for a few days and will remain there until tomorrow, 19 April. Upon his arrival a Warsaw met the staff of the Italian Embassy and a representation of the Italian community. The head of state was welcomed at the Presidential Palace from President of the Republic of Poland, Andrzej Duda. For the occasion, Mattarella laid a crown on the The Unknown Soldier's Bag. Tomorrow, Wednesday 19, the head of state will give an opening address to theJagiellonian University of Krakow and will place a wreath on the commemorative plaque of the events of November 6, 1939. A fatal date to remember for posterity as the Gestapo deceived all the teachers and assistants of the'Jagiellonian University and Mining Academy. A total of 186 people who were translated into the Sachsenhausen concentration camp where many of them died.
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