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Einsatzgruppe
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English
Alternative forms
en Einsatz group
Etymology
Borrowed from en de Einsatzgruppe deployment group.
Pronunciation
en /ˈaɪ̯n.zɑːtsˌɡɹʊp.ə/ /-zæts-/
Noun
Einsatzgruppen
en historical Any of four paramilitary units (Einsatzgruppen A, B, C, D) operated by the SS in German-occupied territory in the east (mainly Poland and the Soviet Union) during World War II, notorious for carrying out large numbers of massacres.