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'''Killing pit''' (in [[German language|German]]: Tötung Grube) is a method of [[mass murder]] carried out by the [[Wehrmacht|Nazi forces of Germany]], predominantly used during the initial phase of [[World War II]] in [[Eastern Europe]], particularly in areas occupied by the Nazis in the Soviet territories (including [[eastern Poland]] |
'''Killing pit''' (in [[German language|German]]: Tötung Grube) is a method of [[mass murder]] carried out by the [[Wehrmacht|Nazi forces of Germany]], predominantly used during the initial phase of [[World War II]] in [[Eastern Europe]], particularly in areas occupied by the Nazis in the Soviet territories (including [[eastern Poland]] and the [[Baltic states]]).<ref>{{Cite news |date=2004-01-27 |title=The death pit |url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2004/jan/27/photography.museums |access-date=2024-04-28 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Among the notable sites of such mass shootings are [[Babi Yar]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mass Shootings at Babyn Yar (Babi Yar) |url=https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/kiev-and-babi-yar |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=encyclopedia.ushmm.org |language=en}}</ref> where the Jews of Kiev and surrounding areas were killed; [[Ponary massacre|Ponary]], where the Jews of Vilnius were murdered; and [[Kaunas pogrom|the Ninth Fort in Kaunas]]. During the Holocaust, about one and a half million Jews were killed using this method.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mass Killing Pit (8) in the Paneriai Memorial |url=https://cja.huji.ac.il/browser.php?mode=set&id=46060 |access-date=2024-04-27 |website=cja.huji.ac.il}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 16:31, 29 April 2024
Killing pit (in German: Tötung Grube) is a method of mass murder carried out by the Nazi forces of Germany, predominantly used during the initial phase of World War II in Eastern Europe, particularly in areas occupied by the Nazis in the Soviet territories (including eastern Poland and the Baltic states).[1] Among the notable sites of such mass shootings are Babi Yar,[2] where the Jews of Kiev and surrounding areas were killed; Ponary, where the Jews of Vilnius were murdered; and the Ninth Fort in Kaunas. During the Holocaust, about one and a half million Jews were killed using this method.[3]
References
- ^ "The death pit". The Guardian. 2004-01-27. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-04-28.
- ^ "Mass Shootings at Babyn Yar (Babi Yar)". encyclopedia.ushmm.org. Retrieved 2024-04-28.
- ^ "Mass Killing Pit (8) in the Paneriai Memorial". cja.huji.ac.il. Retrieved 2024-04-27.