The special units to kill the Jews were the Einsatzgruppen (often referred to in English as 'mobile killing units').
There were mobile killing units (SD-Einsatzgruppen) which went into action behind German lines in the Soviet Union.
Why did who kill which Jews .
The German Einsatzgruppen (task groups) were execution squads that went in to places after the wehrmacht. The squads were composed of kriminal polizei, Gestapo, Waffen SS and SD men. These Einsatzgruppen were responsible for killing over one million jews.
Mobile killing units (Einsatzgruppen) were used extensively in what was then the Soviet Union (Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, etc.). The German armies were followed by these mobile killing units. They first went into action on 25 June 1941 when they carried out large-scale massacres in Kaunas, Lithuania.____The Soviet Union, which at that time included:RussiaUkraineBelarusLatviaLithuania
The Einsatzgruppen were set up in order to kill Jews.
The special units to kill the Jews were the Einsatzgruppen (often referred to in English as 'mobile killing units').
The main function of the Einsatzgruppen was to kill Jews behind German lines in the Soviet Union. They also killed Soviet guerrilla fighers and people who supported them, but in this second task they were supported by units of the regular army.
The Soviet Union
There were mobile killing units (SD-Einsatzgruppen) which went into action behind German lines in the Soviet Union.
They were German but recruited some local volunteers as additional killers. For example, 33,000 Lithuanians joined them to kill Jews and Communists in Lithuania and many of these were later used to carry out killings far beyond the borders of Lithuania.
About 1 million were shot by the Einsatzgruppen, but this was discontinued because it was obviously inefficient and was having a negative effect on the morale of the soldiers.
The Jews.
500,000
Einsatzgruppen translates to "task forces" or "deployment groups" in English. These were special paramilitary units in Nazi Germany responsible for carrying out mass killings of Jews, Gypsies, and other targets during World War II.
Why did who kill which Jews .
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