Holocaust (disambiguation)
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The Holocaust was a genocide during World War II in which Nazi Germany, aided by its collaborators, systematically murdered approximately 6 million European Jews.
Holocaust may also refer to:
- Holocaust (sacrifice), an ancient sacrifice or offering from which the name was derived
- African holocaust, the holocaust of enslavement or Maafa
- Animal holocaust, the holocaust analogy in animal rights
- Nuclear holocaust, a theoretical scenario of globally widespread destruction by nuclear weapons and the subsequent radioactive fallout
- Holocaust (band), a Scottish heavy metal band
- Holocaust (DC Comics), a fictional character
- Holocaust (Marvel Comics), a fictional character
- Holocaust (miniseries), a 1978 American television miniseries
- "Holocaust", a song by Big Star from the 1978 album Third/Sister Lovers
- "Holocaust", a song by Bathory from the 1988 album Blood Fire Death
- The Holocaust (album), a 2006 album by Blue Sky Black Death and Warcloud