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OCR: 1941. the Nazi ieaders of Germany ordered Einsatzgruppen mobiie killing squads to murder people considered enemies the Reich primarily Jews Gypsies and communists the thousands Each penbs consisted of 600 to 1000 SS soldiers, who accompanied the invading German Army into eastern Europe and rounded up and shot individuals or whole communities. Making their way through Russia. Belorussia Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania Poland and the Ukraine they often left thousands of bodies in open graves Overall the Einsatzgruppen were responsibie for the murder of up 5 million Jews and hundreds of thousands communists Gypsies, and prisoners of war They were assisted by local recruits, German police units, the German and Romanian armies and other collaborators leaders mobile squad millior iocal