The holocaust, also known as the shoas,was the world War II genocide of the European jews. between 1941 and 1945,across German-occupied Europe, Nazi Germany and it's collaborators systematically murdered some six million jews, around two-thirds of Europes Jewish population.
Deaths:Around 6 million Jewish;other victim of Nazi persecution during the Holocaust era:11 million;
start date:1941
End date:8 may 1945
attack types:Genocide,Ethnic cleansing
