The lower numbers are due to the fact that the Soviets "purposely overstated the number of non-Jewish casualties at Auschwitz-Birkenau," according to the Simon Wiesenthal Center.
De lägre siffrorna beror på att Sovjetunionen "avsiktligt överdrev antalet icke-judiska offer i Auschwitz-Birkenau", enligt Simon Wiesenthal-centret.