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.
During the period from 1939 to 1945, the Catholic Church suffered significant persecution in Poland: approximately 3,000 priests (18% of the clergy) were killed; among these victims, 1,992 perished in concentration camps.