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The treatment of Jews in the early years of war: the Einsatzgruppen; ghettos and deportations.

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The Racial State, 1933–1941 (A-level only)

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Aqa A Level History2O Democracy and Nazism: Germany, 1918–1945

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The treatment of Jews in the early years of war: the Einsatzgruppen; ghettos and deportations

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What was the primary role of the Einsatzgruppen during the early years of World War II?

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The Einsatzgruppen were mobile killing units responsible for mass shootings of Jews, Roma, and other perceived enemies of the Nazi regime.

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Holocaust: The systematic, state-sponsored persecution and murder of six million Jews by the Nazi regime and its allies.
Final Solution: The Nazi plan for the extermination of the Jews, which was formalized in 1942.

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Confusing ghettos with concentration camps: Ghettos were urban areas where Jews were confined, while concentration camps were facilities for forced labor and extermination.

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