English Explanatory Dictionary

Einsatzgruppe

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Pronunciation

/ˈaɪ̯n.zɑːtsˌɡɹʊp.ə/ /-zæts-/

Word forms

Einsatzgruppe Einsatzgruppen Einsatz group

Etymology

Borrowed from German Einsatzgruppe (literally “deployment group”).

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