Armenian genocide and the Holocaust

The relationship between the Armenian genocide and the Holocaust has been discussed by scholars. Although there is some disagreement, the majority of scholars believe that there is a direct causal relationship between the two genocides.

The Holocaust and the Armenian genocide are both considered paradigmatic cases of genocide in the twentieth century. More generally, scholars have suggested that the perpetrators of the Holocaust were inspired by the Ottoman example and the legacy of impunity, as manifested in Hitler's reference to the Armenian genocide in a 1939 speech: "Who, after all, speaks today of the annihilation of the Armenians?"