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1939
Poland
Antigypsyism

First Executions of Roma in Occupied Poland

In the early years of occupation, Roma were among the first victims of Nazi terror. Executions occurred in numerous towns across western and central Poland, marking the beginning of targeted killings that foreshadowed their systematic extermination.

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