The Holocaust

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Nazi Germany and its collaborators systematically murder some six million European Jews, along with millions of other victims.

Date: 1941 – 1945 · View on map
Countries: Germany Poland Austria Ukraine Belarus Lithuania Latvia Hungary Czechia Netherlands France
Regions: Europe
Importance: ★★★★★
Sources: Wikipedia: The Holocaust

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