Countries and the Holocaust A Level Revision Notes

Lesson Snapshot:

• Although the Holocaust was planned and directed by Germans, the Nazi government found willing helpers in other countries, both those allied to Germany and those under German occupation
• Lithuanian and Latvian military units with Nazi troops participated in the extermination of the Jewish population in their countries
• About 75% of Estonia’s Jews managed to escape to the Soviet Union
• In Autumn 1940 Belgium registered all Jews which led to the firing of all Jews from official positions in December 1940 and the expulsion of all Jewish children from their schools
• Bulgaria saved all of its Jewish population from deportation and certain death
• The Croatians killed over 20,000 Jews and 26,000 Roma

Revision Notes:

• Aimed at Students studying across AS/A2 or equivalent
• Premium resource
• Use as you wish in the classroom or home environment
• Use with other Holocaust History Lessons & Resources
• Structured information sheet