Die Einsatzgruppen und die "Genesis der Endlösung"

Tries to designate when exactly the Einsatzgruppen received the order to murder Jews systematically in the Soviet occupation zone, in the frame of the "Barbarossa" plan. This discussion is part of a historical debate on the decision-making process concerning the Final Solution in the Third Reich. Claims that the annihilation of European Jewry, as it began to materialize in summer and fall 1941, was not the realization of a preconceived plan. States that the first steps initiated by Hitler and Himmler were improvised. Examines the engagement of the Einsatzgruppen in the extermination campaign. Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-237). 240 pages ; 21 cm.