Einsatzgruppe

== English == === Alternative forms === Einsatz group === Etymology === Borrowed from German Einsatzgruppe (literally “deployment group”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈaɪ̯n.zɑːtsˌɡɹʊp.ə/, /-zæts-/ === Noun === Einsatzgruppe (plural Einsatzgruppen) (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.