Ss Einsatzgruppen: Nazi Death Squads, 1939-1945 -

: The psychological toll on executioners and the "inefficiency" of mass shootings led to the development of gas vans and eventually the fixed death camps. Justice and Accountability

: Followed the Wehrmacht to execute perceived enemies of the Reich. This period saw the transition from targeting specific leaders to the wholesale slaughter of entire Jewish communities. SS Einsatzgruppen: Nazi Death Squads, 1939-1945

The Einsatzgruppen (task forces) were paramilitary death squads composed of SS and police personnel under the direction of the Reich Security Main Office (RSHA). : The psychological toll on executioners and the