# What was the Nazis' Madagascar Plan?

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Published: 2026-05-05T03:00:00+00:00
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When we talk about the Holocaust, most of us immediately think of death camps like Auschwitz or Dachau, chilling symbols of the Nazis’ “Final Solution”. But before they reached that level of industrialised brutality, the Nazis explored other ways to remove Jews from Europe. One plan, both absurd and terrifying, was to send all Jews to the distant island of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean. How on earth did the Germans come up with that idea? What happened for the plan to take off in 1940? Why didn’t it happen then? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions! To listen to the last episodes, you can click here: ⁠⁠Is it a good idea to sleep with my pet?⁠⁠ ⁠⁠How can I stop micro-awakenings from disrupting my sleep?⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Does sex help us to sleep better?⁠⁠ A Bababam Originals podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance. First Broadcast: 24/9/2025 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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