The systematic killings of Jews lasted from June 1941 till May 1945. However, some Jews were killed earlier.
At Auschwitz Jews selected for work were tattooed, but they were not branded.
The Vichy regime (1940-1944) collaborated with the Nazis and handed over about 76,000 Jews for deportation. Only about 3% of these survived. However, there was reluctance in some quarters to hand...
Hitler - Eichmann - Nazi - Death Camps - Belsen, Auschwitz etc - millions murdered usually gassed - Nuremberg Trials etc
they got sent to the camps with trains or by foot escorted by many soldiers
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