Numbers of Victims
The estimated total number of people killed in these camps is over three million:
| Camp | Estimated deaths | Country | Notes/references |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auschwitz–Birkenau | 1,100,000 | Germany | |
| Bełżec | 600,000 | Generalgouvernement | |
| Chełmno | 320,000 | Germany | |
| Majdanek | 360,000 | Generalgouvernement | |
| Maly Trostenets | 65,000 | Reichskommissariat Ostland | |
| Sobibor | 250,000 | Generalgouvernement | |
| Treblinka | 700,000–800,000 | Generalgouvernement | The Höfle Telegram indicates some 700,000 killed by 31 December 1942, yet the camp functioned until 1943, hence the true deaths total likely is greater. |
| Total | 3,035,000–3,135,000 | ||
The approximate total numbers of people killed in the lesser-known death camps, vary between 85,000 to 600,000 at the Jasenovac concentration camp in Yugoslavia. At the Maly Trostenets extermination camp in Belarus, USSR, some 65,000 Jews were killed, whilst the number of gentiles (non-Jews, i.e. communists, priests, non-religious, soldiers, etc.) varies between 100,000 to 400,000.
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