Einsatz group

A form of Einsatzgruppe — 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.

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Meanings

nounEinsatz group (plural Einsatz groups)

plural Einsatz groups

  1. alternativeAlternative form of Einsatzgruppe.

Origin

Partial calque of German Einsatzgruppe.

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