How many socialists did Hitler kill?

Answer 1

The Holocaust was a systematic genocide of Jews and other social, political and religious groups at the hands of Nazi Germany before and during the WW II. An estimated six million Jews and five million non-Jews were exterminated during the holocaust. The German socialists/communists were the first ones to be sent to concentration camps for their proximity to Soviet Union and opposition to Nazi beliefs. However, they numbered much less than other targeted group. If the number of Soviet POWs (2 million) and Soviet civilians killed during the Operation Barbarossa (5.5 million) are included, the number swells to close to 8 million.