The number 11 million is a fictitious number on a number of levels. The issue also seems to be the differentiation between victims based on NSDAP race policy versus civilian deaths during war i.
The death toll on the territory of the former Soviet Union is generally regarded to be about 27 million including Soviet military. It is best when referencing the total number of victims of the Holocaust to say 6 million Jews and millions of others. All Holocaust organizations are making a united move to adhere to this message, and we must maintain a consistent record as a center of Holocaust education.
Hitler was not elected to office. By the end of the Nazis were the largest party in the German parliament Reichstag , and the Nazis formed a coalition government with the conservative German Nationalists in The Nazis had 3 members of the cabinet, and the conservatives had 9.
Hitler was appointed chancellor by President von Hindenburg, and not elected. In ninety minutes, on January 20, , fifteen mid-level Nazi officials met to ensure the cooperation of various administrative departments to make the killing that was already happening more efficient.
In fact, the Einsatzgruppen continued its actions well into The perpetrators used these sites for a range of purposes, including forced labor, detention of people thought to be enemies of the state, and mass murder.
