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Einsatzgruppe

Noun

Meaning

Einsatzgruppe (plural Einsatzgruppen)

One of various paramilitary groups operated by the SS in Nazi-occupied territory before and during World War II, notorious for carrying out large numbers of executions.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

Final Solution in Reichskommissariat Ukraine seeAlso Formed officially on 20 August 1941, the Reichskommissariat Ukraine had become operational theatre of the Einsatzgruppe C from the start of Operation Barbarossa. Source: Internet

The memo, which was marked “Secret” and “Delivered by Hand,” says information may be found in archives in Taganrog, Rostov, Krasnodar and Dnepropetrovsk about the Einsatzgruppe D units that operated in those areas during the war. Source: Internet

“As you are no doubt aware the Soviet authorities previously provided us with a quantity of material in relation to Einsatzgruppe A for possible use in the Rauca case,” said the Schram memo. Source: Internet

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