Vanguard of Genocide: The Einsatzgruppen in the Soviet Union
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ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-ohiou12810298692021-08-03T05:46:45Z Vanguard of Genocide: The Einsatzgruppen in the Soviet Union Osmar, Christopher M. European History International Law Judaic Studies Law Military History Russian History Einsatzgruppen Nuremberg trials Ohlendorf Holocaust Blobel Ferencz This thesis examines the involvement of the leaders of the Einsatzgruppen in the development of the Holocaust in the Soviet Union. The Einsatzgruppen participated in the 1941 German invasion of the Soviet Union, executing Communists, Jews, Roma, and mentally handicapped persons behind German lines. Though no plan for the uninhibited annihilation of all Soviet Jews existed at the outset of the war, the Einsatzgruppen continually included more Jews in the groups targeted for execution in response to a perceived threat from the Soviet Jewish community. This thesis approaches the question of the role of the Einsatzgruppen leaders in the radicalization of the Einsatzgruppen task by analyzing the defense strategies employed by twenty-two Einsatzgruppen officers in The United States of America v. Otto Ohlendorf et. al., one of the twelve subsequent trials held at Nuremberg after World War II. It concludes that unclear orders, fear of Soviet Jews, the brutality of the war, and interaction with superiors drove the leaders of the Einsatzgruppen to expand upon their task until it reached the proportions of a genuine genocide. 2010-09-22 English text Ohio University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1281029869 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1281029869 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws. |
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