▁Est im ates ▁of ▁the ▁total ▁number ▁killed ▁at ▁Bab i ▁Y ar ▁during ▁the ▁Naz i ▁occupation ▁vary . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁Soviet ▁pro sec utor ▁L . ▁N . ▁Sm ir nov ▁at ▁the ▁N ure m berg ▁tri als ▁claimed ▁there ▁were ▁approximately ▁ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁corps es ▁lying ▁in ▁Bab i ▁Y ar , ▁using ▁materials ▁of ▁the ▁Ext ra ordinary ▁State ▁Commission ▁set ▁out ▁by ▁the ▁S ovi ets ▁to ▁investigate ▁Naz i ▁cr imes ▁after ▁the ▁liber ation ▁of ▁Ky iv ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 3 . ▁According ▁to ▁test imon ies ▁of ▁workers ▁forced ▁to ▁burn ▁the ▁bodies , ▁the ▁numbers ▁range ▁from ▁ 7 0 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁ 1 2 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁recently ▁published ▁letter ▁to ▁Isra eli ▁journalist , ▁writer ▁and ▁transl ator ▁Sh l omo ▁Even - Sh os han ▁dated ▁ 1 7 ▁May ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁An atol y ▁K uz net so v ▁commented ▁on ▁the ▁Bab i ▁Y ar ▁at roc ity : ▁ ▁For ▁his ▁war ▁cr imes , ▁Paul ▁B lob el ▁was ▁sent enced ▁to ▁death ▁by ▁the ▁Sub sequ ent ▁N ure m berg ▁Tri als ▁in ▁the ▁Einsatz gru ppen ▁Tri al . ▁He ▁was ▁h anged ▁on ▁ 7 ▁June ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁at ▁Land s berg ▁Pr ison . ▁ ▁Sy rets ▁concentration ▁camp ▁ ▁In ▁the