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 * The Holocaust - Non Jewish Victims **

It is a well known fact that six million Jews died during the Holocaust, but what is not as widley known is that sixteen to twenty million other people were also persecuted. Some of the first victims were political opponants, mainly Communists, Socialists, and Social Democrats. Another group targeted was the Roma, or the Gypsies. The Nazis found them socially unfit and interperated the Nuremberg Laws to include the Roma as well. Another 'asocial' group was the homosexuals, who were persecuted because they were detrimental to the preservation of the German nation. The metally and physically disabled were persecuted through the "Enthusia Program" which was to kill the patient who would otherwise "suffer". The disabled carried unsuitable genes that the Germans did not want infecting their perfect race. Poles were also persecuted based on race because they were viewed inferior to Germans. Religiously, Nazi's attacked religious leaders who opposed the Nazi government, including Clergymen and Jehova's Witnesses.

Victims of the Holocaust that were not Jewish:  Ukrainians: 5.5 to 7 million Russian POWs: 3.3 million or more Russian Civilians: 2 million or more Poles: 3 million or more Yugoslavians: 1.5 million or more Gypsies: 200,000 - 500,000 Mentally/Physically Disabled: 70,000- 250,000 Homosexuals: Tens of thousands Spanish Republicans: Tens of thousands Jehovah's Witnesses: 2,500 - 5,000

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