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Approximately how many people were killed in gas chambers during Höss's command?
More than a million
Around half a million
Nearly two million
Less than a hundred thousand
Answer
During Höss's command, more than a million people were killed in gas chambers. Auschwitz was the largest death camp in the German-occupied territories, and it is estimated that between 1.1 and 1.5 million people were killed there. Most of the victims were Jewish, but there were also large numbers of Poles, Roma, Soviet prisoners of war, and other groups.
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