Holocaust in Greece
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The Holocaust in Greece was the systematic persecution and murder of Greek Jews—most notably from communities such as Thessaloniki—by Nazi Germany and its collaborators during World War II, which destroyed the vast majority of the country’s prewar Jewish population.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Holocaust in Greece canonical | 2 |
| World War II and the Holocaust in Greece | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Holocaust in Greece Context triple: [Axis occupation of Greece, significantEvent, Holocaust in Greece]
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Holocaust in Hungary
The Holocaust in Hungary was the World War II-era genocide in which Hungary’s Jewish population was systematically persecuted, ghettoized, and largely deported to Nazi extermination camps, resulting in the murder of hundreds of thousands of Hungarian Jews.
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Greek genocide
The Greek genocide refers to the systematic persecution and mass killing of Ottoman Greeks—particularly in Anatolia and Pontus—by the Ottoman Empire and early Turkish nationalist forces during and after World War I.
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Holocaust in the Independent State of Croatia
The Holocaust in the Independent State of Croatia was the genocidal campaign carried out by the Ustaše regime during World War II, involving the mass persecution and extermination of Serbs, Jews, Roma, and political opponents.
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Porajmos
Porajmos is the term used to describe the genocide and systematic persecution of Roma and Sinti people by Nazi Germany and its allies during World War II.
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Holocaust in Slovakia
The Holocaust in Slovakia was the systematic persecution, deportation, and murder of Slovak Jews during World War II under the collaborationist Slovak State allied with Nazi Germany.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Holocaust in Greece Target entity description: The Holocaust in Greece was the systematic persecution and murder of Greek Jews—most notably from communities such as Thessaloniki—by Nazi Germany and its collaborators during World War II, which destroyed the vast majority of the country’s prewar Jewish population.
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A.
Holocaust in Hungary
The Holocaust in Hungary was the World War II-era genocide in which Hungary’s Jewish population was systematically persecuted, ghettoized, and largely deported to Nazi extermination camps, resulting in the murder of hundreds of thousands of Hungarian Jews.
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B.
Greek genocide
The Greek genocide refers to the systematic persecution and mass killing of Ottoman Greeks—particularly in Anatolia and Pontus—by the Ottoman Empire and early Turkish nationalist forces during and after World War I.
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C.
Holocaust in the Independent State of Croatia
The Holocaust in the Independent State of Croatia was the genocidal campaign carried out by the Ustaše regime during World War II, involving the mass persecution and extermination of Serbs, Jews, Roma, and political opponents.
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D.
Porajmos
Porajmos is the term used to describe the genocide and systematic persecution of Roma and Sinti people by Nazi Germany and its allies during World War II.
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Holocaust in Slovakia
The Holocaust in Slovakia was the systematic persecution, deportation, and murder of Slovak Jews during World War II under the collaborationist Slovak State allied with Nazi Germany.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Holocaust event
ⓘ
genocide ⓘ war crime ⓘ |
| causeOfDestruction | Greek Jewish communities ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| destinationOfDeportations |
AuschwitzBirkenau
ⓘ
surface form:
Auschwitz concentration camp
AuschwitzBirkenau ⓘ
surface form:
Birkenau extermination camp
other Nazi concentration and extermination camps ⓘ |
| endTime | 1944 ⓘ |
| estimatedNumberOfVictims | approximately 60,000 Greek Jews killed ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Axis occupation of Greece ⓘ |
| implementedBy |
Axis occupation of Greece
ⓘ
surface form:
Bulgarian occupation authorities in parts of Greece
Axis occupation of Greece ⓘ
surface form:
German military administration in Greece
Gestapo ⓘ SS ⓘ |
| location |
Athens
ⓘ
Corfu ⓘ Crete ⓘ Drama ⓘ Ioannina ⓘ Kavala ⓘ Kos ⓘ Larissa ⓘ Rhodes ⓘ Salonika ⓘ
surface form:
Thessaloniki
Volos ⓘ Xanthi ⓘ |
| memorializedBy |
Holocaust memorials in Athens
ⓘ
Holocaust memorials in Thessaloniki ⓘ |
| method |
confiscation of property
ⓘ
deportation by train ⓘ forced labor ⓘ ghettoization ⓘ mass shootings ⓘ |
| notableCommunityAffected |
Jewish community of Corfu
ⓘ
Romaniote Jews ⓘ
surface form:
Jewish community of Ioannina
Jewish community of Rhodes ⓘ Jewish community of Thessaloniki ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Greek Resistance
ⓘ
surface form:
Greek resistance
|
| partOf |
Holocaust
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
| perpetrator |
German occupation authorities in Greece
ⓘ
Nazi Germany ⓘ local collaborators ⓘ |
| proportionOfVictims | around 80 percent of Greek Jews murdered ⓘ |
| result | destruction of the majority of Greek Jewry ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Bulgarian occupation deportations from Thrace and Eastern Macedonia
ⓘ
deportation of Greek Jews to Auschwitz ⓘ deportation of Greek Jews to Birkenau ⓘ liquidation of the Thessaloniki ghetto ⓘ |
| startTime | 1941 ⓘ |
| victim |
Romaniote Jews
ⓘ
surface form:
Greek Jews
Romaniote Jews ⓘ Sephardi Jews ⓘ
surface form:
Sephardic Jews
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Subject: Holocaust in Greece Description of subject: The Holocaust in Greece was the systematic persecution and murder of Greek Jews—most notably from communities such as Thessaloniki—by Nazi Germany and its collaborators during World War II, which destroyed the vast majority of the country’s prewar Jewish population.
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
World War II and the Holocaust in Greece