What was the function of the 'Einsatzgruppen' during the invasion of the Soviet Union?
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Correct answer: Mobile killing units responsible for mass shootings of civilians
Einsatzgruppen were paramilitary death squads of Nazi Germany that followed the Wehrmacht into the Soviet Union. They were responsible for the mass murder, primarily by shooting, of Jews, Romani, and Soviet political commissars.
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