Archives Alive! The Einsatzgruppen
The Einsatzgruppen: They were a twentieth century horror, formed by the Himmler and the SS in Germany, and responsible for killing over 1.3 million Jews between 1941-1945. They were the ones responsible for the shootings and mass graves, rather than the death camps. Twenty four high ranking members of the Einsatzgruppen were tried during the Nuremberg trials. The VSU Archives and Special Collections has a rare 20 volume collection of the Einsatzgruppen trial record and transcripts. These volumes are one of a few copies that were used by the judges of those trials. Dr. L. Schmier and Dr. J. Dunn recently had the Holocaust History class use these as the basis of plays. Come and see a part of history in the Archives.
For more on the Einsatzgruppen, you can also read the online book Masters of death: the SS-Einsatzgruppen and the invention of the Holocaust.
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