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2 days ago · The Holocaust was the genocide of European Jews during World War II. Between 1941 and 1945, Nazi Germany and its collaborators systematically murdered some six million Jews across German-occupied Europe, around two-thirds of Europe's Jewish population. The murders were carried out primarily through mass shootings and poison gas in extermination ...
5 days ago · Cannibalism is also documented in other camps in Belarus, namely those in Bobruisk, Mogilev, Minsk, and Glubokoye. Footnote 15 Instances of cannibalism were likewise reported for the camp in Shepetovka and a transit camp in the vicinity of Krivoy Rog, both in Ukraine, in late September and October 1941, respectively.
5 days ago · Overview of the Auschwitz concentration and extermination camp, located in a part of Poland annexed and controlled by Germany during World War II. In October 1941, work began on Auschwitz II, or Birkenau, located outside the nearby village of Brzezinka.
- Michael Berenbaum
3 days ago · In the early 1990s, we have witnessed the emergence of a global Holocaust memory, a time when the Holocaust as a historical event entered public consciousness with the wide broadcasting of the TV series The Holocaust, followed by the opening of Holocaust Museums in North America and Europe, and a growing interest in the subject in mainstream ...
5 days ago · The National Historical Archives of Belarus was founded in 1919 as an archival repository of the Mogilev Archival Bureau, and it was then located in the city of Mogilev. In 1924, the repository was reorganized as a district archives, and in 1927 as the Mogilev Historical Archives. In 1930, the latter was made a division of the Central Archival ...
3 days ago · Wehrmacht Reichskriegsflagge, the war flag and naval ensign of the Wehrmacht (1938–1945 version) Emblem of the Wehrmacht, the Balkenkreuz, a stylized version of the Iron Cross seen in varying proportions Motto Gott mit uns Founded 16 March 1935 ; 89 years ago (16 March 1935) Disbanded 20 September 1945 ; 78 years ago (20 September 1945) [a] Service branches Heer (German Army) Kriegsmarine ...
21 hours ago · Commemorate Yom Hashoah with Bayonne City Hall. Remember the Holocaust and honor those who suffered. #HolocaustRemembrance
