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view · edit Frequently asked questions Q1: Why does this article have The in the title? Most articles don't. A1: The name The Holocaust is common usage. Article titles follow subjects, not other articles. See also previous discussions on the question, linked in the move banner below. Q2: The Holocaust was not only about Jews; the total death toll was more like 11+ million. A2: As it says in the lead sentence which defines the scope of the article, the Holocaust "was the genocide of European Jews during World War II". As explained elsewhere in the lead and body, "separate Nazi persecutions killed a similar or larger number of non-Jewish civilians and POWs". As also explained in the lead and the body, "the term Holocaust is sometimes used to refer to the persecution of these other groups"; such uses of the term Holocaust constitute "significant minority views" as explained in Wikipedia's WP:NPOV policy. In accordance with WP:NPOV policy, Wikipedia states the mainstream view in its own voice, while also explaining significant minority views.

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Article milestones Date Process Result March 9, 2005 Featured article candidate Not promoted January 19, 2006 Good article nominee Listed July 5, 2006 Good article reassessment Kept November 16, 2006 Featured article candidate Not promoted May 3, 2007 Good article reassessment Delisted June 11, 2007 Peer review Reviewed October 3, 2007 Good article nominee Not listed February 2, 2013 Good article nominee Not listed May 25, 2023 Good article nominee Listed A fact from this article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "Did you know?" column on June 5, 2023. The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that around 1,500 anti-Jewish laws were enacted by Nazi Germany in the years leading up to the Holocaust (victims pictured)? Current status: Good article

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This article has previously been nominated to be moved. Please review the prior discussions if you are considering re-nomination. Discussions: Not moved, 30 January 2007, from The Holocaust to Holocaust, see discussion. No consensus, 21 August 2010, from The Holocaust to Holocaust, see discussion. Moved, 10 June 2013, from The Holocaust to Holocaust, see discussion. Moved/Reverted, 1 August 2013, from Holocaust to The Holocaust, see discussion. Section sizes Section size for The Holocaust (32 sections) Section name Byte count Section total (Top) 4,667 4,667 Terminology and scope 12,487 12,487 Background 4,659 4,659 Rise of Nazi Germany 2,691 7,977 Persecution of Jews 5,286 5,286 Start of World War II 3,970 7,726 Ghettoization and resettlement 3,756 3,756 Invasion of the Soviet Union 3,603 10,892 Mass shootings of Jews 7,289 7,289 Systematic deportations across Europe 2,077 19,423 Extermination camps 7,436 7,436 Liquidation of the ghettos in Poland 5,316 5,316 Deportations from elsewhere 4,594 4,594 Perpetrators and beneficiaries 3,753 3,753 Forced labor 6,021 6,021 Escape and hiding 2,919 2,919 International reactions 2,599 2,599 Second half of the war 27 5,462 Continuing killings 2,980 2,980 Death marches and liberation 2,455 2,455 Death toll 6,974 6,974 Aftermath and legacy 62 14,974 Return home and emigration 1,630 1,630 Criminal trials 2,092 2,092 Reparations 2,293 2,293 Remembrance and historiography 8,897 8,897 Notes 24 24 References 33 13,999 Works cited 18 13,966 Books 7,088 7,088 Book chapters 6,838 6,838 Journal articles 22 22 Total 124,556 124,556

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I think we should change the death toll in the box on the right to "around 17 million people" instead of "around 6 million Jews." It is important to educate people more accurately, as not only Jews were killed in the Holocaust, and a larger death toll will show how large and discriminate the Holocaust was. Annidob (talk) 11:29, 17 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The definition of "Holocaust" and the death toll have been discussed many times before. Please search the Talk page archives for "17 million". Robby.is.on (talk) 11:54, 17 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hermann Göring has an RfC for possible consensus. A discussion is taking place. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments on the discussion page. Thank you. Emiya1980 (talk) 02:43, 24 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Just a kind recommendation to remove the word “some” before six million jews in the description 136.37.60.95 (talk) 08:15, 7 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Why? It means "approximately" in this usage. --jpgordon 15:10, 7 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It is an approximation, not an exact number. Ramos1990 (talk) 16:10, 7 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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The Holocaust started in 1933, not 1941 as stated here 194.223.26.81 (talk) 13:24, 7 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Bunnypranav (talk) 13:38, 7 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]