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Einsatzgruppen

By: Nick Maritato. Einsatzgruppen. Purpose. Einsatzgruppen was formed as a special task force. Their mission was to arrest political enemies of Germany. Later, when the “ Final Solution” was put into place, the Einstazgruppen became a group of professional killers. Leaders.

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Einsatzgruppen

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  1. By: Nick Maritato Einsatzgruppen

  2. Purpose • Einsatzgruppenwas formed as a special task force. • Their mission was to arrest political enemies of Germany. • Later, when the “ Final Solution” was put into place, the Einstazgruppen became a group of professional killers.

  3. Leaders • Reinhardt Heydrich: First commander to order the immediate execution of Jews on sight. • Heinrich Himmler: Ordered troops to kill all insurgents; anyone who they thought endangered German life or property.

  4. Front of Death • Einsatzgruppen operated behind the Eastern Front. • The countries of Poland, Russia and East Prussia made up the Eastern Front. • All throughout the Eastern Front massacres were common.

  5. The Massacres • Men, women and children were killed. • People were stripped naked and required to hand over all valuables. • They were then instructed to dig a ditch which would become their grave. • Then, one by one, the people would be shot in the head and fall into their grave. • By the end of the war, troops had mobile gas vans which they could use to kill instead of shooting their victims in the head.

  6. The Troops • Einsatzgruppen were made up of SS, Gastapo, and volunteers from the German army. • Many troops suffered horrible psychological effects from the killings they participated in. • Some went crazy and ended up in asylums; others took their own lives! • Many of the officers in charge were prosecuted in the infamous Nurnberg Trials.

  7. The Numbers • In three years,Einsatzgruppen members had killed over 1.5 million Jews, gypsies, and political leaders. • Approximately only 2995 of the troops were involved in the killings. • That means each member of the Einsatzgruppen killed approximately 507 people each!

  8. Sources Resnick, Abraham. The Holocaust. San Diego, CA: Lucent, 1991. Print. Rice, Earle. The Final Solution. San Diego, CA: Lucent, 1998. Print. An Introduction to the Einsatzgruppen." The Holocaust History Project Homepage. Web. 07 Feb. 2011. <http://www.holocaust-history.org/intro-einsatz/>.

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