The Holocaust refers to the systematic persecution and murder of approximately 6 million Jews by the Nazi regime and its allies between 1933 and 1945. In addition to Jews, the Nazi regime also targeted millions of others they deemed "undesirable" or "subhuman" including Russians, Poles, Roma people, disabled individuals, and others. Over 1 million children were killed during the Holocaust. Most victims were killed in concentration camps like Auschwitz, where between 1-2.5 million people were murdered and the average weight of women was only 22-29 kilograms.

1. Facts about The Holocaust
True facts

2. Introductory facts about the Holocaust
• The Holocaust refers to the period from January 30,
1933, when Hitler became chancellor of Germany, to
May 8, 1945 when the war in Europe ended.
• The Jews who died were not casualties of the War .
They were the victims of Germany's genocide plan.
• This was a plan Hitler called “the Final Solution’’.

3. FACT:
6 million Jewish people died.
3 million Russians died.
2 million Polish Christians died.
1.5 million Gypsies died.
250,000 mentally/physically
disabled people died.
Plus thousands and thousands of
Jehovah's Witness’, homosexuals
and enemies of the Nazi party died.

4. FACT:
Throughout the Holocaust 1.1 million
children were killed.
That is the same as the number of
people as there are living in
Birmingham.

5. FACT:
90% of the Jewish population in Poland
were killed in the holocaust.
2/3 of all Jews in Europe were killed. Most
were killed in concentration (death)
camps.

6. FACT:
The slogan in Auschwitz was “Work will
make you free”.
Ironically between 1-2.5 million people
were killed there.

7. FACT:
The average weight of a woman in
Auschwitz was 22-29 kilograms.
That is the equivalent of a medium sized
dog.

8. FACT:
1 day in the Auschwitz camp they killed
24,000 people. That is the same number of
people in a football stadium.

9. FACT:
People would sleep in bunk beds. Normally
people would have to sleep 3 or more people
to 1 bunk.

10. FACT:
The punishment room would hold three
people for four days. The room was only
90cm x 90cm. That is the same size as a
babies cot.