The Holocaust In Norway
See also: Timeline of the Holocaust in Norway and Occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany
In the middle of the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany, there were at least 2,173 Jews in Norway. At least 775 of these were arrested, detained, and/or deported. 742 were murdered in the camps, 23 died as a result of extrajudicial execution, murder, and suicide during the war; bringing the total of Jewish Norwegian dead to at least 765, comprising 230 complete households. In addition to those who survived the camps, the rest survived by fleeing the country, mostly to Sweden, but some also to the United Kingdom. A few also survived in camps in Norway or in hospitals, or in hiding. In conclusion, all Jews in Norway, be they men, women or children were either deported and murdered, imprisoned, had fled to Sweden, or were in hiding in Norway by 27 November 1942.
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