Einsatzgruppen
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The Einsatzgruppen were an organization under the Reich Main Security Office . They operated as mobile units tasked with carrying out mass killings during World War II, primarily in occupied Eastern Europe . Their activities were coordinated directly by the Reich Main Security Office . The Einsatzgruppen were responsible for the systematic murder of Jews, Roma, Soviet political commissars, and other targeted groups . Their operations were conducted in close alignment with the strategic objectives of Nazi Germany . The organization was disbanded following the end of the war .
Key Facts
- Country: Nazi Germany[3]
- Headquarters location: Reich Main Security Office[4]
- Chief executive officer: Reinhard Heydrich[5], Ernst Kaltenbrunner[6]
- Child organization or unit: Einsatzkommando[7]
- Part of: Schutzstaffel[8]
- Commons category: Einsatzgruppen[9]
- Inception: 1939[10]
- Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 1945[11]
- Participated in conflict: World War II[12], 1939 Invasion of Poland[13], World War II in Yugoslavia[14], Eastern Front[15]
- Parent organization or unit: Reich Main Security Office[16]
- Topic's main category: Category:Einsatzgruppen[17]
- Applies to jurisdiction: Nazi Germany[18], German-occupied Europe[19]
- Political ideology: Nazism[20]
- Short name: EGr[21]
- Position held by head of the organization: Obergruppenführer[22]
- Has goal: death squad[23]
- Street address: Prinz-Albrecht-Straße[24], Berlín[25]
Why It Matters
Einsatzgruppen has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] Einsatzgruppen is known by 66 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]