What the records say
- When
- 1933 – 1945
- Kind
- Genocide
- Deaths
- 6,000,000
- Coordinates
- 52.51° N, 13.38° E
- Description
- genocide of around 6 million Jews by Nazi Germany, other Axis powers and local collaborators in occupied territories
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
The Holocaust
Genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany
The Holocaust, known in Hebrew as the Shoah, was the genocide of European Jews during World War II. From 1941 to 1945, Nazi Germany and its collaborators systematically murdered around six million Jews across German-occupied Europe, approximately two-thirds of Europe's Jewish population.
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- Holocaust1933 · Genocide
- Das Freie Wort19 Feb 1933 · Protest
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- German–Polish declaration of non-aggression26 Jan 1934 · Treaty
- Preußenschlag20 Jul 1932 · Coup
- 1932 Berlin transport strike3 Nov 1932 · Strike
- Schorfheide-Attentat19 Jun 1934 · Assassination · Deaths 0
- Eisleber Blutsonntag12 Feb 1933 · Murder · Killed 3