The Holocaust was one of the genocides that occurred during World War II.
Sources
- World War II (en.wikipedia.org)
- https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/introduction-to-the-holocaust (encyclopedia.ushmm.org)
- https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/what-was-the-holocaust (iwm.org.uk)
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