Is the death toll of the Holocaust of 11 million people calculated from the entirety of the Nazi regime from 1933-45, or only from 1941 once the camps opened up? If only from the camps, what is the true toll from the entire Nazi regime era?

by llcucf80

While the death camps officially began operation in 1941 in Nazi Germany; Jews, gay people, dissidents, religious minorities, and many others faced discrimination, incarceration, and executions since nearly the beginning of the regime.

So when we hear the death toll of the Holocaust at 11 million, is that from the entirety of the Nazi regime from 1933-1945, or is it only from the opening of the extermination camps in 1941 onwards? If the 11 million figure is only from 1941 onwards, have any official counts been made from pre-war, pre-extermination camp era who were killed before the Holocaust was officially implemented?

Thanks for any insight.

jschooltiger

More can always be said, but /u/commiespaceinvader has an excellent answer to a similar question about calculating death tolls in the Holocaust. (Note that the number of Jewish deaths is in the ~6 million range -- the total death toll under the Nazi regime is different from this.)