What the records say
- When
- 1935 – 1945
- Kind
- Genocide
- Deaths
- 250,000
- Coordinates
- 52.51° N, 13.38° E
- Description
- mass murder against Roma people in Europe
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Romani Holocaust
Genocide of the Romani in Europe during World War II
The Romani Holocaust, also known as the Porajmos, was the genocide of European Roma and Sinti people during World War II. Beginning in 1933, Nazi Germany systematically persecuted the European Roma, Sinti and other peoples through forcible internment and compulsory sterilization.
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