After the German army invaded the Soviet Union on June 22, 1941, a new stage of the holocaust began. A new special action squad, or Einsatzgruppen, was formed. It was made up of Nazi SS units and police. They were also aided by residents of regions the Nazis had previously taken over. Einsatzgruppen (which means deployment groups in German) was a unit of the Nazi special forces. It was composed of members of the SS, the Sicherheitspolizei (Security Police), and the Ordnungspolizei (Order Police). They acted as mobile killing units during the invasion of Poland in 1939, and the Soviet Union in 1941. Thier uniform was a solid black jacket with a silver trim. All the metal pieces were silver, it had a swastika on the right arm.They were created to confiscate political and government material. And identify and arrest political enemies,including Jews, Freemasons and members of the
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Heinrich Himmler was the third most powerful person in the third reich. He is also known to be the mastermind behind the Holocaust.He combined a strong like for philosophy with a cold blooded, fanatical adherence to Nazi racistism.More than any individual, he was the one responsible for the creation of a network of state terror. By which the Third Reich suppressed its opposition, eliminated its internal enemies, and compelled obedience from the German citizens. In short he was an absolute madman, and most of the killing was done by or for him. He was perhaps worse than Hitler.
During the invasion of the Soviet Union, four Einsatzgruppen, each ranging in size of 500 to 1000 were assigned to follow in the wake of the advancing Nazi army. The Einsatzgruppen moved with great speed behind the main army. Once they got into an area the Nazi’s had cleared of soldiers. They would immediately begin searching houses and business for Jew’s.
Wherever the mobile killing squads go, they carry out mass murder
Heinrich Himmler was the third most powerful person in the third reich. He is also known to be the mastermind behind the Holocaust.He combined a strong like for philosophy with a cold blooded, fanatical adherence to Nazi racistism.More than any individual, he was the one responsible for the creation of a network of state terror. By which the Third Reich suppressed its opposition, eliminated its internal enemies, and compelled obedience from the German citizens. In short he was an absolute madman, and most of the killing was done by or for him. He was perhaps worse than Hitler.
During the invasion of the Soviet Union, four Einsatzgruppen, each ranging in size of 500 to 1000 were assigned to follow in the wake of the advancing Nazi army. The Einsatzgruppen moved with great speed behind the main army. Once they got into an area the Nazi’s had cleared of soldiers. They would immediately begin searching houses and business for Jew’s.
Wherever the mobile killing squads go, they carry out mass murder