What was the Wannsee Conference?

What was the Wannsee Conference?

The Wannsee Conference was a meeting held on January 20, 1942, in Wannsee, a suburb of Berlin, Germany. It was organized by high-ranking Nazi officials, led by Reinhard Heydrich, to discuss and coordinate the implementation of the "Final Solution to the Jewish Question." During the conference, the decision was made to systematically exterminate the Jewish population of Europe through mass deportations and extermination camps. The Wannsee Conference marked a significant turning point in the Holocaust, as it formalized and solidified the Nazi regime's genocidal plans.