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Bookmark or Share- Einsatzgruppen - WikipediaEinsatzgruppen [a] (German: [ˈaɪnzatsˌɡʁʊpm̩], lit. ' deployment groups '; [1] also 'task forces') [2] were Schutzstaffel (SS) paramilitary death squads of Nazi Germany that were responsible for mass murder, primarily by shooting, during World War II (1939–1945) in German-occupied Europe.
- Mobile Killing Squads | Holocaust EncyclopediaGerman mobile killing squads, called special duty units (Einsatzgruppen), are assigned to kill Jews during the invasion of the Soviet Union. These squads follow the German army, as it advances deep into Soviet territory, and carry out mass-murder operations.
- Einsatzgruppen (Mobile Killing Units) | Holocaust EncyclopediaThe Einsatzgruppen (task forces, special action groups) were units of the Security Police and SD (the SS intelligence service) that followed the German army as it invaded and occupied countries in Europe.
- Holocaust - Einsatzgruppen, Mobile Killers | BritannicaAlone or with the help of local police, native anti-Semitic populations, and accompanying Axis troops, the Einsatzgruppen would enter a town, round up their victims, herd them to the outskirts of the town, and shoot them. They killed Jews in family units.
- ‘Death by bullets’ The Einsatzgruppen and the Soviet Union, 1941-1945 ...When the Nazis began to plan for the invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941, the Einsatzgruppen were actively factored into the plans. Members of the Einsatzgruppen were informed that their role in the operation was to put down resistance behind enemy lines.
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