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The opening as it read in 2015

Louis Nuremberg trials Denazification Aftermath Bricha Displaced persons Survivors Central Committee of the Liberated Jews Reparations Agreement between Israel and the Federal Republic of Germany Lists Holocaust survivors Deportations of French Jews to death camps Survivors of Sobibor Timeline of Treblinka extermination camp Victims of Nazism Rescue of Jews Memorials and museums Resources Bibliography Bibliography of Nazi Germany The Destruction of the European Jews Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos Functionalism versus intentionalism Remembrance Days of remembrance Memorials and museums Righteous Among the Nations v t e Children were especially vulnerable to Nazi murder or death in the era of the Holocaust .¹ It is estimated that 1,500,000 children were murdered during the Holocaust, either directly or as a direct consequence of Nazi actions.² The Nazis advocated killing children of "unwanted" or "dangerous" groups in accordance with their ideological views, either as part of the "racial struggle" or as a measure of preventive security. The Nazis particularly targeted Jewish children, but also targeted Romani (Gypsy) children, and also children with mental or physical defects.³ The Germans and their collaborators killed children both for these ideological reasons and in retaliation for real or alleged partisan attacks. Early killings were encouraged by the Nazis in action T4 , where children with disabilities were gassed using carbon monoxide , starved to death, phenol injections to the heart, or by hanging .⁴ Those killings started officially in 1939 and grew steadily throughout the war. But many warning signs were already present in Germany well before the war started, such as persecution of the Jews, the notorious Nuremberg laws and Kristallnacht in 1937. Jews were forced out of the country, their property stolen and they were increasingly deported to concentration camps . This article deals with those 1,500,000 children who were killed by the Nazis.⁵ A very much smaller number were saved. Some simply survived, often in a ghetto , very very occasionally in a concentration camp . Some were saved in various programs like the Kindertransport and the One Thousand Children in which a child fled his homeland. Other children were saved by becoming Hidden Children in their homeland.⁶ And see the important work done by Œuvre de Secours aux Enfants (OSE) CHILDREN DURING THE HOLOCAUST⁷

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Others Soviet POWs Soviet urban residents Civilians targeted during anti-partisan warfare People with disabilities Romani people Polish leaders and intellectuals Homosexuals Jehovah's Witnesses Children were especially vulnerable in the era of the Holocaust . The Nazis advocated killing children of "unwanted" or "dangerous" groups in accordance with their ideological views, either as part of the "racial struggle" or as a measure of preventive security. The Germans and their collaborators killed children both for these ideological reasons and in retaliation for real or alleged partisan attacks.

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During the Holocaust , children were especially vulnerable to death under the Nazi regime. According to estimations, 1.5 million children, nearly all Jewish , were murdered during the Holocaust, either directly or as a direct consequence of Nazi actions. The Nazis advocated killing children of unwanted or "dangerous" in accordance with their ideological views, either as part of the Nazi idea of the racial struggle or as a measure of preventive security. The Nazis particularly targeted Jewish children, but also targeted ethnically Polish children and Romani (also called Gypsy) children along with children with mental or physical defects (disabled children). The Nazis and their collaborators killed children both for these ideological reasons and in retaliation for real or alleged partisan attacks. Early killings were encouraged by the Nazis in action T4 , where children with disabilities were gassed using carbon monoxide , starved to death, given phenol injections to the heart, or hanged . 1,500,000 children, nearly all Jewish, were killed by the Nazis. A much smaller number were saved. Some simply survived, often in a ghetto , occasionally in a concentration camp . Some were saved in various programs like the Kindertransport and the One Thousand Children , in both of which children fled their homeland. Other children were saved by becoming Hidden Children . During and even before the war many vulnerable children were rescued by Œuvre de Secours aux Enfants (OSE).

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During the Holocaust , children were especially vulnerable to death under the Nazi regime. An estimated 1.5 million children, nearly all Jewish , were murdered during the Holocaust, either directly by or as a direct consequence of Nazi actions. The Nazis advocated killing children of unwanted or "dangerous" people in accordance with their ideological views, either as part of the Nazi idea of the racial struggle or as a measure of preventive security. They particularly targeted Jewish children, but also targeted ethnically Polish children and Romani (also called Gypsy) children and children with mental or physical disabilities. The Nazis and their collaborators killed children for these ideological reasons and in retaliation for real or alleged partisan attacks. Early killings were encouraged by the Nazis in Aktion T4 , where children with disabilities were gassed using carbon monoxide , starved to death, given phenol injections to the heart, or hanged . 1,500,000 children, nearly all Jewish, were killed by the Nazis. A much smaller number were saved. Some simply survived, often in a ghetto , occasionally in a concentration camp . Some were saved in various programs like the Kindertransport and the One Thousand Children , in both of which children fled their homelands. Other children were saved by becoming Hidden Children . During and even before the war, many vulnerable children were rescued by Œuvre de Secours aux Enfants (OSE).

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During the Holocaust , children were especially vulnerable to death under the Nazi regime. An estimated 1.5 million children, nearly all Jewish , were murdered during the Holocaust, either directly by or as a direct consequence of Nazi actions. This was among the most notable Nazi crimes against children . The Nazis advocated killing children of unwanted or "dangerous" people in accordance with their ideological views, either as part of the Nazi idea of the racial struggle or as a measure of preventive security. They particularly targeted Jewish children, but also targeted ethnically Polish children and Romani (also called Gypsy) children and children with mental or physical disabilities. The Nazis and their collaborators killed children for these ideological reasons and in retaliation for real or alleged partisan attacks. Early killings were encouraged by the Nazis in Aktion T4 , where children with disabilities were gassed using carbon monoxide , starved to death, given phenol injections to the heart, or hanged . A much smaller number were saved. Some simply survived, often in a ghetto , occasionally in a concentration camp . Some were saved in various programs like the Kindertransport and the One Thousand Children , in both of which children fled their homelands. Other children were saved by becoming Hidden Children . During and even before the war, many vulnerable children were rescued by Œuvre de Secours aux Enfants (OSE).

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