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 murder, primarily by shooting, during World War …

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.

2025年1月17日 · 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 units during the German invasions of Poland (1939) and the Soviet Union (1941).

2025年1月22日 · Einsatzgruppen ('deployment groups') were secret Nazi killing units, who systematically sought out and murdered civilians identified as enemies of the Third Reich. Operating without any legal restrictions in territories newly conquered by the regular German armed forces during the Second World War (1939-45), the Einsatzgruppen were responsible …

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: around 40% of those killed during the Holocaust.

Einsatzgruppen, the notorious mobile killing squads of Nazi Germany, wielded a chilling influence during World War II, perpetrating mass atrocities that remain a stark reminder of humanity’s capacity for cruelty.

The Einsatzgruppen, notorious Nazi paramilitary death squads, were formed during the tumultuous period of Nazi expansion and annexation between 1938 and 1939. Spearheaded by Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler, a key figure in the Nazi regime and the SS organization, these units were driven by a fanatical adherence to Nazi ideology and racial purity.

2025年1月25日 · Entering conquered Soviet territories alongside the Wehrmacht (the German armed forces) were 3,000 men of the Einsatzgruppen (“Deployment Groups”), special mobile killing units. Their task was to murder Jews, Soviet commissars, and Roma in the areas conquered by the army.

From June 1941 and the end of 1943, these Nazi groups killed close to two million Jews from the Baltic countries to the Black Sea. 00:00 - EP1 - Mass graves (June-August 1941) Explore in depth the...

Einsatzgruppen (German for "task forces", [2] "deployment groups"; [3] singular Einsatzgruppe; official full name Einsatzgruppen der Sicherheitspolizei und des SD) were Schutzstaffel (SS) paramilitary death squads of Nazi Germany that were responsible for mass killings, primarily by shooting, during World War II.