The Nazis intended on deporting all Romani people from Germany, and confined them to Zigeunerlager (Gypsy camps) for this purpose. Himmler ordered their deportation from Germany in December 1942, with few exceptions. A total of 23,000 Romani were deported to Auschwitz concentration camp, of whom 19,000 died. Outside of Germany, the Romani people were regularly used for forced labour, though many were murdered outright. In the Baltic states and the Soviet Union, 30,000 Romani were murdered by the SS, the German Army, and Einsatzgruppen. In occupied Serbia, 1,000 to 12,000 Romani were murdered, while nearly all 25,000 Romani living in the Independent State of Croatia were murdered. The estimates at end of the war put the total number of Romani victims at around 220,000, which equalled approximately 25 per cent of the Romani population in Europe.
The Nazis intended on deporting all Romani people from Germany and confined them to Zigeunerlager (Gypsy camps) for this purpose Himmler ordered their deportation from Germany in December 1942 with few exceptions A total of 23000 Romani were deported to Auschwitz concentration camp of whom 19000 died Outside of Germany the Romani people were regularly used for forced labour though many were murdered outright In the Baltic states and the Soviet Union 30000 Romani were murdered by the SS the German Army and Einsatzgruppen In occupied Serbia 1000 to 12000 Romani were murdered while nearly all 25000 Romani living in the Independent State of Croatia were murdered The estimates at end of the war put the total number of Romani victims at around 220000 which equalled approximately 25 per cent of the Romani population in Europe