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How many Jews are estimated to have been murdered by the Einsatzgruppen under Heydrich's control?

  • Approximately 1 million

  • Approximately 2 million

  • Approximately 1.3 million

  • Approximately 500,000

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An estimated 1.3 million Jews were systematically murdered by the Einsatzgruppen, special Nazi task forces under the command of Reinhard Heydrich, during World War II. Operating primarily in Eastern Europe, these mobile killing units carried out mass shootings and other forms of execution as part of the Holocaust. Their actions contributed significantly to the genocide that claimed the lives of six million Jewish people.
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