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SeokhyunJeon
Mr.Hawkins
ModernHistory
8April2016
MobileKillingSquad:Einsatzgruppen
WhenHitlercametopower,thatmeantbadnewsfortheJews.Theywerediscriminated
andwereunfortunatelytargetedasscapegoatsforthelossofWorldWarIbyGermany.Jews
werenotallowedtobemixedatallwiththeAryanrace.Thingsstartedtoescalatevery
quicklyanditturnedtomassgenocide.Killingmachinessuchasconcentrationcampsand
mobilekillingsquadsweremade.
MobilekillingsquadsalsoknownasEinsatzgruppenwerecreatedtospeedupthekilling
speedofJews.They
operatedinGermanoccupiedEurope(Website#1)
totakecomplete
controloftheoccupiedEurope.TheirtaskwastoeliminatePolishpoliticalopponentsandJews.
BeforePolandtheyfirstappearedduringtheunificationwithAustriaandGermany.Laterthey
reappearedontheinvasionofCzechoslovakia.Theleadersofthesekillingsquads
were
representativeoftheintellectualeliteoftheNaziparty(Website#1).
Notonlywerethey
veryhighupintheNazipartystandingbuttheywereveryintelligent.Outoftwentyfive
leaders,fifteenofthemactuallyborethetitleofPhD,mostofthembeingdoctorsof
jurisprudenceorphilosophy.Therewere
200executionsoccurringdaily(Website#1)
howeverReinhardtHeydrichcomplainedthatcourtsmartialweremuchtooslow.Hesaid
The
peoplemustbeshortorhangedimmediatelywithouttrial.Thelittlepeoplewewantto
spare,butthenobles,priests,andJewsmustbekilled(Website#1).
Thisshowsthatthe


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leadersdidntregretanythingtheydid.Notonlythatitisapossibilitythattheyactuallyenjoyed
theworktheydid.
EinsatzgruppenwasreassembledbyChiefofReichSecurity,ReinhardHeydrich,forthe
Polishcampaignin1939.Heformedsixmajorunits.
Fiveoftheseunitswereattachedtothe
advancingGermanarmy,whilsttheotherunitwasdesignatedforserviceinthePosen
district.(Website#2).
ThetotalmemberoftheunitsduringthePolishcampaignalone,was
approximately2,700men.Notonlydidtheykillpoliticallyunreliablepeople,theyconfiscated
weaponsandgatheredintelligenceagainstJews.Oneofthemanyterrorstheydidwas
from1
Septemberto25October1939,over500townsandvillageswereburnedandover16,000
peoplewereexecutedbytheEinsatzgruppen.(Website#2).
Theaccumulatedkillsbythe
EinsatzgruppenwentridiculouslyhighthroughoutEurope.TheactivityoftheEinsatzgruppenin
RussiawasmuchmorefamousthanPoland.There
AdolfHitlerissuedanorderthatthe
SecurityPoliceandSecurityServiceswouldassistthearmyincombatingresistancebehind
thefrontlines.(Website#2).
Thisbecameoneofthewellknownmovementsmadebythe
Einsatzgruppen.
TheactionoftheEinsatzgruppengotoutcontrol.TheEinsatzgruppen
wereformally
underthecommandofthearmy,theEinsatzgruppenreceivedtheirorderdirectlyfrom
Heydrichandforthemostpartactedindependentlyofthearmy.(Website#3).
Mostofthe
officerswereveryhappytoleavegenocidalactionstothetaskforces.Howevertheystillhadto
tolerateandoffersupportwhenitwastacticallypossibletodoso.Therewas
complaintsabout
unauthorisedshootings,looting,andrapescommittedbymembersofthe
Einsatzgruppen...(Website#3).
Forthereactuallytobecomplaintsmadebythearmy,itgot


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veryserious.TheEinsatzgruppencommittedcertainactionsundernospecificorder.However
Hitlerdidnotcareaboutthesinstheydid.GeneraloberstJohannesBlaskowitzsaid,

Hitler
dismissedhisconcernsas"childish",andBlaskowitzwasrelievedofhispostinMay1940.

(Website#3).
ThisshowsthatHitlerdidnotcareverymuch.Itsevensaidthathesaid
Blaskowitzconcernsaschildish,andwassoonrelievedofhispost.
Einsatzgruppenwascreatedtobemobilekillingsquads,thatdidjustwhatthenamesays.
ItwentaroundkillingpoliticalenemiesaswellasJewsespeciallyinGermanoccupying
countries.ThisunitisoneofmanyexamplesofhowruthlesstheGermansduringtheruleof
Hitler.Theywentoutoftheirway,withoutanorder,tomakethelivesofJewshorrificand
painful.AdolfHitlerknewthatthiswashappeningbutdidnotbataneyetothis.Insteadhe
encourageditandfiredthepersonwhotoldhimaboutthewrongstheEinsatzgruppenwere
doing.InconclusiontheEinsatzgruppendidhorrific,unnecessary,ruthlessthingsagainstthe
NazipartyspoliticalenemiesaswellastheJewishpeople.

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