1942 ⟶ First Reports of Gas Used to Kill Jews Released

First reports in the West that gas is being used to kill the...
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1942

🔪 Romanian Fascists Execute Jews in Bucharest

There are reports that Romanian Fascist ("Iron Guards") are executing Jews in Bucharest.⟶
Romanian Fascists Execute Jews in Bucharest (1941)
RomaniaBucharestIron GuardAntisemitismHolocaustPersecutionMassacreFascismWar CrimesEastern Front

✡️ Germans Enter Vilnius, Lithuanian Militia Kill Jews

German forces enter Vilnius. Lithuanian militia men go on a shooting spree, killing dozens of Jews on the streets, with civilian spectators cheering them on. The Germans kidnap 60 Jewish "hostages" and 30 Poles. Only 6 return.⟶
Germans Enter Vilnius, Lithuanian Militia Kill Jews (1941)
VilniusLithuaniaGerman OccupationJewish PersecutionPogromCollaborationEastern FrontMass MurderAnti-SemitismWar Crimes

🔥 Germans Advance on Smolensk and Exterminate Baltic Jews

The Germans push against Smolensk, and in the meantime solidify their presence in the Baltic states; native Jewish populations of the Baltic states are being exterminated.⟶
Eastern FrontBaltic StatesHolocaustExterminationNazi GermanySmolenskWar Crimes

😥 First Reports of Gas Used to Kill Jews Released

First reports in the West that gas is being used to kill the Jews sent to "the East".⟶
HolocaustNazi GermanyJewish PersecutionGas ChambersMass MurderWar CrimesEastern FrontExtermination CampsPropagandaWartime Atrocities