Eisatzgruppen were operated by the SS (Schutstaffel "Protective Squadron")
their main job in WW II was the annihilation of all Jews
the einsatzgruppen was formed by the Gestapo (German Secret Police) and the SS
even though WW II started in 1933 the Einsatzgruppen wasn't founded until 1938 by the Einsaztkommando and its leader Reinhard Heydrich
Einsatzgruppen were under command from German security police and security service officers
Einsatzgruppen got their orders from high ranked German government officials and the Reich Security Main Office (RSHA)
Einsatzgruppen were also called special task forces
Einsatzgruppen only operated in parts of Europe that was occupied by Germany
Einsatzgruppen appeared during the unification with Austria
Einsatzgruppen had not started mass murder until the invasion of poland
an agreement between military and SS on July 31, 1939, there task was "Combating of all anti-German elements in hostile country behind the troops in combat."
first Einsatzgruppen was combined with the Einsatzkommando which had 3,000 men
The Einsatzgruppen only operated as security detail during the invasion of Czechoslavakia
Richard Snyder- WHAT EINSATZGRUPPEN DID
ESG usually followed the Wehrmacht army formations
when ESG entered cities or towns where large #s of Jews lived they ordered them to prepare for deportation(if refused they were hunted down)
The Jews were deported to to designated sites and were forced to dig their own graves and were then shot
they were shot by machine guns or pistol shots to the head
the ESG would the loot the bodies for anything of value
the graves were covered up so as not to arise suspicion
victims were usually wounded and buried alive
7 people had actually survived being buried alive and had then told about it
ESG even hired local anti-semites to assist in killing Jews
Richard Snyder- HISTORY
Richard Snyder- WHAT EINSATZGRUPPEN DID
- ESG usually followed the Wehrmacht army formations
- when ESG entered cities or towns where large #s of Jews lived they ordered them to prepare for deportation(if refused they were hunted down)
- The Jews were deported to to designated sites and were forced to dig their own graves and were then shot
- they were shot by machine guns or pistol shots to the head
- the ESG would the loot the bodies for anything of value
- the graves were covered up so as not to arise suspicion
- victims were usually wounded and buried alive
- 7 people had actually survived being buried alive and had then told about it
- ESG even hired local anti-semites to assist in killing Jews
- ESG had recorded many of their massacres
- The Jager report had covered the entire operation
- The Jager report had a total of 137,346 victims recorded
- many ESG leaders were bearing the title of a PhD
- their task was the elimination of polish political opponents and Jews
- The ESG were authorized to use air strikes, artillery strikes, and sabotage against armed resistance
- ESG also arressted spies and put them into court-martials and sentenced to death
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Josh boyer