The Catholic Church was particularly suppressed in Poland: between 1939 and 1945, an estimated 3,000 members (18%) of the Polish clergy, were murdered; of these, 1,992 died in concentration camps.
The Catholic Church experienced severe suppression and persecution in Poland between 1939 and 1945: an estimated 3,000 priests (18% of the clergy) were murdered; of these, 1,992 died in concentration camps.