Einsatzgruppen

Definition

The Einsatzgruppen were mobile killing units of the SS that operated during World War II, primarily in German-occupied territories. They were responsible for mass shootings, rounding up and executing Jews, political dissidents, and other targeted groups.

Related terms

Final Solution: Refers to the Nazi plan to exterminate all European Jews.

Concentration Camps: Detention centers where millions of people, including Jews and other persecuted groups, were imprisoned and killed during the Holocaust.

Nuremberg Trials: Series of military tribunals held after World War II to prosecute prominent Nazi leaders for their involvement in war crimes, including members of the Einsatzgruppen.