Einsatzgruppen[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 …

The 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.

Einsatzgruppen, units of the Nazi security forces composed of members of the SS, the Sicherheitspolizei (Sipo; “Security Police”), and the Ordnungspolizei (Orpo; “Order Police”) that acted as mobile killing …

Jan 22, 2025 · Einsatzgruppen ('deployment groups') were secret Nazi killing units, who systematically sought out and murdered civilians identified as enemies of the Third Reich.

The Einsatzgruppen (Special Action Groups) were SS and police units tasked to trail the Wehrmacht into the Soviet Union in June 1941. In the following three years, they killed more than 2 million Jews: …

The Einsatzgruppen were special paramilitary units established by the SS (Schutzstaffel) to carry out mass killings and other acts of violence against perceived enemies of Nazi Germany.

Since shooting women and small children proved too great a psychological hardship for some SS men and German policemen, the Nazis began using mobile gas chambers in the form of modified trucks …

Heydrich's Instructions to Einsatzgruppen Chiefs (September 1939) The “Jaeger” Report (December 1941) Obliterating Traces of Jews Killed (June 1947) Operational Situation Reports from the USSR …

The Einsatzgruppen were SS mobile units charged with carrying out the mass murder of Jews, communist functionaries and others deemed as undesirable elements, in the occupied territories, …

After the invasion of the Soviet Union, the Nazis organised Einsatzgruppen (special units) in the newly conquered territories. These ‘death squads’ were set up to kill Jews and communist officials.