JWST 240 Chapter Notes - Chapter reading: Operation Reinhard, Heinrich Himmler, Middle Ages
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Gypsies or roma as they preferred to be called were an ethnic group that originated in india and took a wandering lifestyle in the middle ages. They eventually reached europe and became part of the ethnic mix in many contributes and contributed to music and the arts. Although they were aryan according to the nazi racial typology, they were pursued relentlessly. At a conference held in berlin on january 30, 1940, a decision was taken to expel 30,000 gypsies from. The ss which occupied territories in the ussr mention the murder of thousands of gypsies along with the massive extermination of jews in the area. On december 16, 1942 himmler issued an order to send all gypsies to the concentration camps with few exceptions. They were sent to auschwitz-birkenau where a special. 20,000+ gypsies from germany and other parts of. Europe were sent there and most of them were gassed.
