Iwańska, a former political prisoner, reflected on her journey from hatred to reconciliation with the German people, expressing a desire for peace among all nations. Brandenburg’s Minister of Culture and Science, Schüle, highlighted the significance of the commemoration as a reminder to speak out against exclusion and threats to human dignity. Ravensbrück, the primary women’s concentration camp in Nazi Germany, held at least 120,000 women and children from 1939 to 1945, while Dachau saw approximately 200,000 inmates, with over 41,000 murdered. The Red Army liberated Ravensbrück on April 30, 1945, and the U.S. Army liberated Dachau on April 29, 1945.