Which event is often considered the start of the 'Holocaust by bullets'?
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Correct answer: The invasion of the Soviet Union (Operation Barbarossa)
Following the invasion of the USSR in June 1941, the Einsatzgruppen began the systematic mass shooting of Jewish communities in the East. This phase of the Holocaust predated the use of industrial gas chambers in death camps.
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