Heinrich Himmler issued a chilling directive placing Roma people on the same lev

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Himmler Orders Romani Persecution: Gypsies Targeted with Jews

Heinrich Himmler issued a chilling directive placing Roma people on the same level as Jews for deportation to concentration camps. This order accelerated the systematic genocide known as the Porajmos, sending thousands of Roma families into the death machinery already operating across Nazi-occupied Europe.

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