The Holocaust

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Before the construction of death camps with gas chambers, over 2 million Jews were murdered in Eastern Europe by mobile shooting units known as Einsatzgruppen.

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The Nazis offered a bounty for Albert Einstein’s assassination.

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The Nazi regime hosted the 1936 Olympic Games but allowed Helene Mayer, a Jewish fencer, to compete for Germany.

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Before deciding upon the Final Solution, Adolf Hitler considered deporting Jews to Madagascar.

3.3 Million

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5.7 million Soviet army personnel fell into German hands during World War II. About half a million Soviet POWs had escaped, The remaining 3.3 million were killed.

6 Million

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Approximately six million Jews were systematically murdered by Nazi Germany and its collaborators between 1941 and 1945 during the Holocaust

250,000–300,000

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Around 250,000–300,000 people with disabilities, including at least 10,000 children,  living in institutions and care facilities, were killed.