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Holocaust Statistics & Facts

The Holocaust (or Shoah) was the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany and its collaborators, resulting in the murder of approximately six million Jewish people. The term "statistics and facts" encompasses the documented, verifiable data on the scale of the destruction—including the number of victims, the identities of the perpetrators, the timeline of persecution and murder, the methods of extermination, and the demographics of the destroyed communities. These facts are derived from vast archival evidence, including Nazi documents, survivor testimonies, population records, and forensic analysis of mass graves and killing sites.

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Beyond the six million Jewish victims, it is crucial to include the hundreds of thousands of others deemed "racially inferior" or political opponents by the Nazis: Soviet prisoners of war (around 3 million killed), Polish non-Jewish civilians (around 1.9 million killed), Sinti and Roma (up to 500,000 killed), persons with disabilities (around 200,000 killed in the T4 Euthanasia program), Jehovah's Witnesses, and homosexual men. The detailed study of these statistics, facts, and the extensive archival evidence is fundamental to historical documentation, ensuring accurate remembrance, countering denial, and providing crucial data for historical and genealogical research.

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Compiled by Mark Rabideau, Opa & Professional Genealogist.