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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Einsatzgruppen (Full name: Einsatzgruppen der Sicherheitsdienstes [SD] und der Sicherheitspolizei [SIPO]), German term, meaning "action-groups," that originally referred to …

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.

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 …

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 …