Photos: Exhibit in Germany recognizes Nazi rise to power in 1933

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A German flag flies at half mast outside the Reichstag building housing the Bundestag (lower house of parliament) prior to a session where delegates will commemorate the victims of the Nazi regime, the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz concentration camp on January 27, 1945 and Adolf Hitler's rise to power 80 years ago, on January 30, 2013 in Berlin. ADAM BERRY/AFP/Getty Images

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A visitor walks among portraits of Berlin Jews and political opponents persecuted, and in many cases murdered or driven to suicide, by the Nazis in the exhibition "Diversity Destroyed" on January 30, 2013 in Berlin, Germany. The exhibition coincides with the 80th anniversary of the assumption of power by the Nazis with the appointment of Adolf Hitler as Reichskanzler, or Chancellor of the Empire. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

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Visitors walk among portraits of Berlin Jews and political opponents persecuted, and in many cases murdered or driven to suicide, by the Nazis in the exhibition "Diversity Destroyed" on January 30, 2013 in Berlin, Germany. The exhibition coincides with the 80th anniversary of the assumption of power by the Nazis with the appointment of Adolf Hitler as Reichskanzler, or Chancellor of the Empire. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

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A museum worker assembles the final exhibits at the exhibition "Berlin 1933 - The Path To Dictatorship" at the Topography of Terror documentation center and museum on January 29, 2013 in Berlin, Germany. The exhibition, which opens officially tomorrow, examines the period in 1933 shortly after Adolf Hitler assumed power and the Nazis began murdering and intimidating political opponents as well as persecuting Jews. 2013 marks the 80th anniversary of the Nazi assumption of power. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

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A museum worker assembles the final exhibits at the exhibition "Berlin 1933 - The Path To Dictatorship" at the Topography of Terror documentation center and museum under a photograph showing political prisoners guarded over by an SA guard on January 29, 2013 in Berlin, Germany. The exhibition, which opens officially tomorrow, examines the period in 1933 shortly after Adolf Hitler assumed power and the Nazis began murdering and intimidating political opponents as well as persecuting Jews. 2013 marks the 80th anniversary of the Nazi assumption of power. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

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A museum worker assembles the final exhibits at the exhibition "Berlin 1933 - The Path To Dictatorship" at the Topography of Terror documentation center and museum on January 29, 2013 in Berlin, Germany. The exhibition, which opens officially tomorrow, examines the period in 1933 shortly after Adolf Hitler assumed power and the Nazis began murdering and intimidating political opponents as well as persecuting Jews. 2013 marks the 80th anniversary of the Nazi assumption of power. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

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A visitor looks at one of exhibits at the exhibition "Berlin 1933 - The Path To Dictatorship" at the Topography of Terror documentation center and museum on January 29, 2013 in Berlin, Germany. The exhibition, which opens officially tomorrow, examines the period in 1933 shortly after Adolf Hitler assumed power and the Nazis began murdering and intimidating political opponents as well as persecuting Jews. 2013 marks the 80th anniversary of the Nazi assumption of power. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

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A museum worker looks at one of exhibits at the exhibition "Berlin 1933 - The Path To Dictatorship" at the Topography of Terror documentation center and museum on January 29, 2013 in Berlin, Germany. The exhibition, which opens officially tomorrow, examines the period in 1933 shortly after Adolf Hitler assumed power and the Nazis began murdering and intimidating political opponents as well as persecuting Jews. 2013 marks the 80th anniversary of the Nazi assumption of power. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

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A poster, front center, showing Adolf Hitler, right, and Reich Chancellor Paul von Hindenburg, left, is pictured at the 'Berlin 1933 - the way to despotism' exhibition at the Topography of Terror museum in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013. The Topography of Terror museum is located at the area where the headquarters of the Gestapo and SS were destroyed by allied bombing. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

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A visitor looks at passes by historical photographs at the exhibition "Berlin 1933 - The Path To Dictatorship" at the Topography of Terror documentation center and museum on January 29, 2013 in Berlin, Germany. The exhibition, which opens officially tomorrow, examines the period in 1933 shortly after Adolf Hitler assumed power and the Nazis began murdering and intimidating political opponents as well as persecuting Jews. 2013 marks the 80th anniversary of the Nazi assumption of power. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

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Two women look at exhibits of the 'Berlin 1933 - the way to despotism' exhibition at the Topography of Terror museum in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013. The Topography of Terror museum is located at the area where the headquarters of the Gestapo and SS were destroyed by allied bombing. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

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In this photo provided by the German government German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, visits the special exhibition 'Berlin 1933 - the way to despotism' at the Topography of Terror museum in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013. The Topography of Terror museum is located at the area where the headquarters of the Gestapo and SS were destroyed by allied bombing. (AP Photo/German Government, Guido Bergmann)

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks as she opens the exhibition 'Berlin 1933 - the way to despotism' at the Topography of Terror museum in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013. The Topography of Terror museum is located at the area where the headquarters of the Gestapo and SS were destroyed by allied bombing. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) listens to the speech of German-Israeli writer Inge Deutschkron (R) at the German lower house of Parliament Bundestag, in Berlin on January 30, 2013 during a memorial held by deputies for the victims of the Nazi regime, and the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz concentration camp on January 27, 1945. Since the date fell on a Sunday this year, the event was held later, on the day marking 80 years since Adolf Hitler became chancellor. ADAM BERRY/AFP/Getty Images

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Holocaust survivor Inge Deutschkron delivers a speech during a commemorative event for the victims of the Nazi era at the German Bundestag parliament in Berlin, Germany, Jan. 30, 2013. Deutschkron, a 90-year-old Jewish Berliner and writer, recalled Germans celebrating Hitler's rise to power as she addressed lawmakers. She remembered her family growing more tense over the subsequent weeks amid worries about Hitler's paramilitary SA thugs who roamed the streets. (AP Photo/dpa, Kay Nietfeld)

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German-Israeli writer Inge Deutschkron delivers her speech at the German lower house of Parliament Bundestag, in Berlin on January 30, 2013 during a memorial held by deputies for the victims of the Nazi regime, and the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz concentration camp on January 27, 1945. Since the date fell on a Sunday this year, the event was held later, on the day marking 80 years since Adolf Hitler became chancellor. ADAM BERRY/AFP/Getty Images

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Holocaust survivor Inge Deutschkron and German President Joachim Gauck attend a commemorative event for the victims of the Nazi era at the German Bundestag parliament in Berlin, Germany, Jan. 30, 2013. Deutschkron, a 90-year-old Jewish Berliner and writer, recalled Germans celebrating Hitler's rise to power as she addressed lawmakers. She remembered her family growing more tense over the subsequent weeks amid worries about Hitler's paramilitary SA thugs who roamed the streets. (AP Photo/dpa, Kay Nietfeld)

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A general view shows German Chancellor Angela Merkel (C, R), members of German government and parliament standing as a cantor sings at the German lower house of Parliament Bundestag, in Berlin on January 30, 2013 during a memorial held by deputies for the victims of the Nazi regime, and the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz concentration camp on January 27, 1945. Since the date fell on a Sunday this year, the event was held later, on the day marking 80 years since Adolf Hitler became chancellor. ADAM BERRY/AFP/Getty Images

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A visitor wearing a kippah attends a commemorative event for the victims of the Nazi era at the German Bundestag parliament in Berlin, Germany, Jan. 30, 2013. On the 80th anniversary of Adolf Hitler's rise to power, Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Germans to always fight for their principles and not fall into the complacency that enabled the Nazi dictator to seize control. (AP Photo/dpa, Kay Nietfeld)