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  2. Einsatzgruppe zur besonderen Verwendung

    • Einsatzgruppe for Special Tasks
    • EG zbV

    Himmler unleashed the Einsatzgruppe zur besonderen Verwendung on the industrial areas in Upper Silesia and western Galicia in order to 'radically subdue the exploding Polish insurgency'. SS units, specially trained assassins, assigned terror tasks for the political administration in the Soviet Union and other eastern territories. The Einsatzgruppen worked behind the lines and murdered political opposition. The Einsatzgruppen murdered between 1.25-2 million Jews and tens of thousands of Soviet citizens and Soviet POWs.

  3. Einsatzgruppe E

    • Einsatzgruppe Kroatien
    • EG E

    1943/1945-05

    Einsatzgruppe E was not able to withstand against the strong Jugoslavic partisan organizations. SS units, specially trained assassins, assigned terror tasks for the political administration in the Soviet Union and other eastern territories. The Einsatzgruppen worked behind the lines and murdered political opposition. The Einsatzgruppen murdered between 1.25-2 million Jews and tens of thousands of Soviet citizens and Soviet POWs.

  4. Einsatzgruppe Serbien

    • EG Serbien

    Founded in 1941-04

    Einsatzgruppe Serbien was founded in 1941-04. SS units, specially trained assassins, assigned terror tasks for the political administration in the Soviet Union and other eastern territories. The Einsatzgruppen worked behind the lines and murdered political opposition. The Einsatzgruppen murdered between 1.25-2 million Jews and tens of thousands of Soviet citizens and Soviet POWs.

  5. Einsatzgruppe F

    • EG F

    In 1941-06, before the attack on the Soviet Union, Einsatzgruppe F was stationed in Hungary. SS units, specially trained assassins, assigned terror tasks for the political administration in the Soviet Union and other eastern territories. The Einsatzgruppen worked behind the lines and murdered political opposition. The Einsatzgruppen murdered between 1.25-2 million Jews and tens of thousands of Soviet citizens and Soviet POWs.

  6. Einsatzgruppe G

    • EG G

    In 1941-06, before the attack on the Soviet Union, Einsatzgruppe G was stationed in Romania and later in Hungary. SS units, specially trained assassins, assigned terror tasks for the political administration in the Soviet Union and other eastern territories. The Einsatzgruppen worked behind the lines and murdered political opposition. The Einsatzgruppen murdered between 1.25-2 million Jews and tens of thousands of Soviet citizens and Soviet POWs.

  7. Einsatzgruppe H

    • EG H

    In 1941-06, before the attack on the Soviet Union, Einsatzgruppe H was stationed in Slovakia. SS units, specially trained assassins, assigned terror tasks for the political administration in the Soviet Union and other eastern territories. The Einsatzgruppen worked behind the lines and murdered political opposition. The Einsatzgruppen murdered between 1.25-2 million Jews and tens of thousands of Soviet citizens and Soviet POWs.

  8. Einsatzgruppe K

    • EK K

    Founded in 1941-06

    In 1941-06, before the attack on the Soviet Union, Einsatzgruppe K was active during the offensive in the Ardennen. SS units, specially trained assassins, assigned terror tasks for the political administration in the Soviet Union and other eastern territories. The Einsatzgruppen worked behind the lines and murdered political opposition. The Einsatzgruppen murdered between 1.25-2 million Jews and tens of thousands of Soviet citizens and Soviet POWs.

  9. Einsatzgruppe L

    Founded in 1941-06

    In 1941-06, before the attack on the Soviet Union, Einsatzgruppe K and L were active during the offensive in the Ardennen.

  10. Einsatzkommando 10a

    • EK 10a

    Einsatzkommando 10a (part of Einsatzgruppe D) carried out the mass murder of Jews in southern Ukraine.

  11. Einsatzgruppe II

    • EG II

    When Hitler invaded Poland in 1939-09, a special Einsatzgruppe was attached to each of the five German armies of the invasion force, with a sixth based in Posen. Einsatzgruppe II was attached to the 10th Army. Each Einsatzgruppe was subdivided into Einsatzkommandos of 100 men. SS units, specially trained assassins, assigned terror tasks for the political administration in the Soviet Union and other eastern territories. The Einsatzgruppen worked behind the lines and murdered political opposition. The Einsatzgruppen murdered between 1.25-2 million Jews and tens of thousands of Soviet citizens...

  12. Einsatzgruppe III

    • EK III

    When Hitler invaded Poland in 1939-09, a special Einsatzgruppe was attached to each of the five German armies of the invasion force, with a sixth based in Posen. Einsatzgruppe III was attached to the 8th Army. Each Einsatzgruppe was subdivided into Einsatzkommandos of 100 men. SS units, specially trained assassins, assigned terror tasks for the political administration in the Soviet Union and other eastern territories. The Einsatzgruppen worked behind the lines and murdered political opposition. The Einsatzgruppen murdered between 1.25-2 million Jews and tens of thousands of Soviet citizens...

  13. Einsatzgruppe IV

    • EG IV

    When Hitler invaded Poland in 1939-09, a special Einsatzgruppe was attached to each of the five German armies of the invasion force, with a sixth based in Posen. Einsatzgruppe IV was attached to the 4th Army. Each Einsatzgruppe was subdivided into Einsatzkommandos of 100 men. SS units, specially trained assassins, assigned terror tasks for the political administration in the Soviet Union and other eastern territories. The Einsatzgruppen worked behind the lines and murdered political opposition. The Einsatzgruppen murdered between 1.25-2 million Jews and tens of thousands of Soviet citizens ...

  14. Einsatzgruppe V

    • EG V

    When Hitler invaded Poland in 1939-09, a special Einsatzgruppe was attached to each of the five German armies of the invasion force, with a sixth based in Posen. Einsatzgruppe V was attached to the 3th Army. Each Einsatzgruppe was subdivided into Einsatzkommandos of 100 men.

  15. Einsatzgruppe VI

    • EG VI

    When Hitler invaded Poland in 1939-09, a special Einsatzgruppe was attached to each of the five German armies of the invasion force, with a sixth based in Posen. Each Einsatzgruppe was subdivided into Einsatzkommandos of 100 men. SS units, specially trained assassins, assigned terror tasks for the political administration in the Soviet Union and other eastern territories. The Einsatzgruppen worked behind the lines and murdered political opposition. The Einsatzgruppen murdered between 1.25-2 million Jews and tens of thousands of Soviet citizens and Soviet POWs.

  16. Aussenpolitisches Amt der Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei

    • Aussenpolitisches Amt
    • APA

    Founded in 1934

    Hitler actively encouraged the creation of party agencies which claimed expertise in certain fields of foreign policy. The Aussenpolitisches Amt der Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei was established to institutionalize Alfred Rosenberg's aspirations to become the guru of Nazi foreign policy. This body also put pressure on German allies to carry out the Final Solution. For example, its diplomats exhorted Benito Mussolini, unsuccessfully, to deport Jews under Italian jurisdiction.

  17. NSDAP Gauschulungsamt

    • Gau Schooling Office

    The German Reich was divided into more than 40 Party Gaus of the NSDAP, at the head of which was a Gau leader. The NSDAP Gauschulungsamt was under direction of dr. Heinrich Hoffer.

  18. NSDAP Hauptamt für Beamte

    • Hauptamt für Beamte der Reichsleitung der NSDAP

    The mainactivities of the NSDAP Hauptamt für Beamte were inter alia the providing of political assessments for newly settled officials and the transportation and transfer in the pension legislation.

  19. Hauptarchiv der NSDAP

    Founded in 1934-01

    The Hauptarchiv der NSDAP was founded in 1934-01 in Berlin. In 1939, the Hautarchiv was formally made responsible for the documentation of the history and the organization structure of the NSDAP.

  20. NSDAP Partei-Kanzlei

    1933/1945

    The Partei-Kanzlei was the head office of the NSDAP.