Einsatzgruppen
Squad
Einsatzgruppen were Schutzstaffel paramilitary death squads of Nazi Germany that were responsible for mass murder, primarily by shooting, during World War II in German-occupied Europe. Wikipedia
Founders: Heinrich Himmler and Reinhard Heydrich
Founded: 1939
Formed: c. 1939
Minister responsible: Heinrich Himmler, Reichsführer-SS
Parent agency: Allgemeine SS and RSHA
Preceding agency: Einsatzkommando