पोरायमोस

Also known as Romani genocide, Romani Holocaust, Pharrajimos, Samudaripen, Roma Holocaust

mass murder against Roma people in Europe

AI overview

Porajmos refers to the systematic murder and persecution of Roma people during the Holocaust and World War II, particularly by Nazi Germany and its allies. Understanding this genocide matters because it represents a largely overlooked chapter of Holocaust history and highlights the widespread violence Roma communities faced across Nazi-occupied Europe.

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Key facts

Location: German-occupied Europe
Date: 1939–1945
Target: European Roma
Attack type: Genocide , ethnic cleansing , mass murder , starvation , mass shooting , concentration camps , death camps
Deaths: 130,000 250,000 - 500,000 1,500,000
Perpetrators: Nazi Germany and its allies and collaborators , Vichy France
Motive: Antiziganism , Germanisation , Pan-Germanism , Racism , Nazi racial policy