The Holocaust is what we call the Nazi attempt to destroy European Jewry.
It was part of a vast operation in genocide which, between 1939 and 1945,
caused the following deaths:
| Jews | 6 million |
| Soviet prisoners of war | Over 3 million |
| Soviet civilians | 2 million |
| Polish civilians | Over 1 million |
| Yugoslav civilians | Over 1 million |
| Men, women, and children with mental and physical deficiencies | 70,000 |
| Gypsies | Over 200,000 |
| Political prisoners | Unknown |
| Resistance fighters | Unknown |
| Deportees | Unknown |
| Homosexuals | Unknown |