Einsatzgruppe

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/ˈaɪ̯n.zɑːtsˌɡɹʊp.ə//-zæts-/

noun

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.

OriginGerman Einsatzgruppe →
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Meanings

nounEinsatzgruppe (plural Einsatzgruppen)

plural Einsatzgruppen · alternative Einsatz group

  1. historicalAny 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.

Origin

  1. GermanEinsatzgruppe
  2. EnglishEinsatzgruppe

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

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Einsatzgruppe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Einsatzgruppe

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Chicago

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