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Einsatz group

Einsatz group is the alternative form of Einsatzgruppe.

Meaning of Einsatzgruppe

Noun

Einsatzgruppe (plural Einsatzgruppen)

  1. (historical) 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.

Forms of Einsatz group

pluralEinsatz groups

Origin of Einsatz group

Partial calque of German Einsatzgruppe.

Questions about Einsatz group

What is Einsatz group the alternative form of?
Einsatz group is the alternative form of Einsatzgruppe.

Words near Einsatz group in the dictionary

  1. einkorn
  2. einkorn wheat
  3. einkorn wheats
  4. einkorns
  5. EINs
  6. Einsatz group
  7. Einsatzgruppe
  8. Einsatzgruppen
  9. einselection
  10. Einsiedeln
  11. Einsohn

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