Documentation of The Mass Murder of Lithuanian Jewery by the SS Einsatzgruppen - "Action Groups"
from a Secret Reich Letter
The Commander of the Security Police and the SD Einsatzkommando 3
Kauen [Kaunas, Kovno]
1 December 1941====================
Secret Reich Business
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Complete list of executions carried out in the EK 3 area up to 1 December 1941.Security police duties in Lithuania taken over by Einsatzkommando 3 on 2 July 1941. (The Wilna [Vilnius] area was taken over by EK 3 on 9 Aug. 1941, the Schaulen area on 2 Oct. 1941. Up until these dates EK 9 operated in Wilna and EK 2 in Schaulen.) On my instructions and orders the following executions were conducted by Lithuanian partisans:
Date*
Location
Totals
4.7.41
Kauen-Fort VII
416 Jews, 47 Jewesses
463
6.7.41
Kauen-Fort VII
Jews
2,514
Following the formation of a raiding squad under the command of SS-Obersturmfuhrer Hamman and 8-10 reliable men from the Einsatzkommando the following actions were conducted in cooperation with Lithuanian partisans:
[ * Date is European format: Day.Month.Year]
Date*
Location
Totals
7.7.41
Mariampole
32 Jews
32
8.7.41
Mariampole
14 Jews, 5 Comm. officials
19
8.7.41
Girkalinei
Comm. officials
6
9.7.41
Wendziogala
32 Jews, 2 Jewesses, 1 Lithuanian, (f.), 2 Lithuanian Comm., 1 Russian Comm.
38
9.7.41
Kauen-Fort VII
21 Jews, 3 Jewesses
24
14.7.41
Mariampole
21 Jews, 1 Russ., 9 Lith. Comm.
31
17.7.41
Babtei
8 Comm. officals (inc. 6 Jews)
8
18.7.41
Mariampole
39 Jews, 14 Jewesses
53
19.7.41
Kauen-Fort VII
17 Jews, 2 Jewesses, 4 Lith. Comm., 2 Comm. Lithuanians (f.), 1 German Comm.
26
21.7.41
Panevezys
59 Jews, 11 Jewesses, 1 Lithuanian (f.), 1 Pole, 22 Lith. Comm., 9 Russ. Comm.
103
22.7.41
Panevezys
1 Jew
1
23.7.41
Kedainiai
83 Jews, 12 Jewesses, 14 Russ.Comm., 15 Lith. Comm., 1 Russ. O-Politruk
125
25.7.41
Mariampole
90 Jews, 13 Jewesses
103
28.7.41
Panevezys
234 Jews, 15 Jewesses, 19 Russ. Comm., 20 Lith. Comm.
288
29.7.41
Rasainiai
254 Jews, 3 Lith. Comm.
257
30.7.41
Agriogala
27 Jews, 11 Lith. Comm.
38
31.7.41
Utena
235 Jews, 16 Jewesses, 4 Lith. Comm., 1 robber/murderer
256
31.7.41
Wendziogala
13 Jews, 2 murderers
15
1.8.41
Ukmerge
254 Jews, 42 Jewesses, 1 Pol.Comm., 2 Lith. NKVD agents, 1 mayor of Jonava who gave order to set fire to Jonava
300
2.8.41
Kauen-Fort IV
170 Jews, 1 US Jewess, 33 Jewesses, 4 Lith. Comm.
209
4.8.41
Panevezys
362 Jews, 41 Jewesses, 5 Russ. Comm., 14 Lith. Comm.
422
5.8.41
Rasainiai
213 Jews, 66 Jewesses
279
7.8.41
Uteba
483 Jews, 87 Jewesses, 1 Lithuanian (robber of corpses of German soldiers)
571
8.8.41
Ukmerge
620 Jews, 82 Jewesses
702
9.8.41
Kauen-Fort IV
484 Jews, 50 Jewesses
534
11.8.41
Panevezys
450 Jews, 48 Jewesses, 1 Lith. 1 Russ.
500
13.8.41
Alytus
617 Jews, 100 Jewesses, 1 criminal
719
14.8.41
Jonava
497 Jews, 55 Jewesses
552
15-16.8.41
Rokiskis
3,200 Jews, Jewesses, and Jewish Children, 5 Lith. Comm., 1 Pole, 1 partisan
3207
9-16.8.41
Rassainiai
294 Jewesses, 4 Jewish children
298
27.6-14.8.41
Rokiskis
493 Jews, 432 Russians, 56 Lithuanians (all active communists)
981
18.8.41
Kauen-Fort IV
689 Jews, 402 Jewesses, 1 Pole (female), 711 Jewish intellectuals from Ghetto in reprisal for sabotage action
1,812
19.8.41
Ukmerge
298 Jews, 255 Jewesses, 1 Politruk, 88 Jewish children, 1 Russ. Comm.
645
22.8.41
Dunaburg
3 Russ. Comm., 5 Latvian, incl. 1 murderer, 1 Russ. Guardsman, 3 Poles, 3 gypsies (m.), 1 gypsy (f.), 1 gypsy child, 1 Jew, 1 Jewess, 1 Armenian (m.), 2 Politruks (prison inspection in Dunanburg
21
22.8.41
Aglona
Mentally sick: 269 men, 227 women, 48 children
544
23.8.41
Panevezys
1312 Jews, 4602 Jewesses,1609 Jewish children
7,523
18-22.8.41
Kreis Rasainiai
466 Jews,440 Jewesses, 1020 Jewish children
1,926
25.8.41
Obeliai
112 Jews, 627 Jewesses, 421 Jewish children
1,160
25-26.8.41
Seduva
230 Jews, 275 Jewesses, 159 Jewish children
664
26.8.41
Zarasai
767 Jews, 1,113 Jewesses, 1 Lith. Comm., 687 Jewish children, 1 Russ.Comm. (f.)
2,569
Comm., 687 Jewish children, 1 Russ.Comm. (f.)
28.8.41
Pasvalys
402 Jews, 738 Jewesses, 209 Jewish children
1,349
26.8.41
Kaisiadorys
All Jews, Jewesses, and Jewish children
1,911
27.8.41
Prienai
All Jews, Jewesses, and Jewish Children
1,078
27.8.41
Dagda and Kraslawa
212 Jews, 4 Russ. POW's
216
27.8.41
Joniskia
47 Jews, 165 Jewesses, 143 Jewish children
355
28.8.41
Wilkia
76 Jews, 192 Jewesses, 134 Jewish children
402
28.8.41
Kedainiai
710 Jews, 767 Jewesses, 599 Jewish children
2,076
29.8.41
Rumsiskis and Ziezmariai
20 Jews, 567 Jewesses, 197 Jewish children
784
29.8.41
Utena and Moletai
582 Jews, 1,731 Jewesses, 1,469 Jewish children
3,782
13-31.8.41
Alytus and environs
233 Jews
233
1.9.41
Mariampole
1,763 Jews, 1,812 Jewesses, 1,404 Jewish children, 109 mentally sick, 1 German subject (f.), married to a Jew, 1 Russian (f.)
5090
28.8-2.9.41
Darsuniskis
10 Jews, 69 Jewesses, 20 Jewish children
99
Carliava
73 Jews, 113 Jewesses, 61 Jewish children
247
Jonava
112 Jews, 1,200 Jewesses, 244 Jewish children
1,556
Petrasiunai
30 Jews, 72 Jewesses, 23 Jewish children
125
Jesuas
26 Jews, 72 Jewesses, 46 Jewish children
144
Ariogala
207 Jews, 260 Jewesses, 195 Jewish children
662
Jasvainai
86 Jews, 110 Jewesses, 86 Jewish children
282
Babtei
20 Jews, 41 Jewesses, 22 Jewish children
83
Wenziogala
42 Jews, 113 Jewesses, 97 Jewish children
252
Krakes
448 Jews, 476 Jewesses, 97 Jewish children
1,125
4.9.41
Pravenischkis
247 Jews, 6 Jewesses
253
Cekiske
22 Jews, 64 Jewesses, 60 Jewish children
146
Seredsius
6 Jews, 61 Jewesses, 126 Jewish children
193
Velinona
2 Jews, 71 Jewesses, 86 Jewish children
159
Zapiskis
47 Jews, 118 Jewesses, 13 Jewish children
178
5.9.41
Ukmerge
1,23 Jews, 1849 Jewesses, 1737 Jewish children
4,709
25.8-6.9.41
Mopping up in:
Rasainiai
16 Jews, 412 Jewesses, 415 Jewish children
843
Georgenburg (Yurburg)
All Jews, all Jewesses, all Jewish children
412
9.9.41
Alytus
287 Jews, 640 Jewesses, 352 Jewish children
1,279
9.9.41
Butrimonys
67 Jews, 370 Jewesses, 303 Jewish children
740
10.9.41
Merkine
223 Jews, 640 Jewesses, 276 Jewish children
854
10.9.41
Varena
541 Jews, 141 Jewesses, 149 Jewish children
831
11.9.41
Leipalingis
60 Jews, 70 Jewesses, 25 Jewish children
155
11.9.41
Seirijai
229 Jews, 384 Jewesses, 340 Jewish children
953
12.9.41
Simnas
68 Jews, 197 Jewesses, 149 Jewish children
414
11-12.9.41
Uzusalis
Reprisal against inhabitants who fed Russ. partisans; some in possesion of weapons
43
26.9.41
Kauen-F.IV
412 Jews, 615 Jewesses, 581 Jewish children (sick and suspected epidemic cases)
1,608
2.10.41
Zagare
633 Jews, 1,107 Jewesses, 496 Jewish children (as these Jews were being led away a mutiny rose, which was however immediately put down; 150 Jews were shot immediately; 7 partisans wounded)
2,236
4.10.41
Kauen-F.IX
315 Jews, 712 Jewesses, 818 Jewish children (reprisal after German police officer shot in ghetto)
1,845
29.10.41
Kauen-F.IX
2,007 Jews, 2,920 Jewesses, 4,273 Jewish children (mopping up ghetto of superfluous Jews)
9,200
3.11.41
Lazdijai
485 Jews, 511 Jewesses, 539 Jewish children
1,535
15.11.41
Wilkowiski
36 Jews, 48 Jewesses, 31 Jewish children
115
25.11.41
Kauen-F.IX
1,159 Jews, 1,600 Jewesses, 175 Jewish children (resettlers from Berlin, Munich and Frankfurt am main)
2,934
29.11.41
Kauen-F.IX
693 Jews, 1,155 Jewesses, 152 Jewish children (resettlers from from Vienna and Breslau)
2,000
29.11.41
Kauen-F.IX
17 Jews, 1 Jewess, for contravention of ghetto law, 1 Reichs German who converted to the Jewish faith and attended rabbinical school, then 15 terrorists from the Kalinin group
34
EK 3 detachment in Dunanberg
13.7-21.8.41:
9,012 Jews, Jewesses and Jewish children, 573 active Comm.
9,585
EK 3 detachment in Wilna:
12.8-1.9.41
City of Wilna
425 Jews, 19 Jewesses, 8 Comm. (m.), 9 Comm. (f.)
461
2.9.41
City of Wilna
864 Jews, 2,019 Jewesses, 817 Jewish children (sonderaktion because German soldiers shot at by Jews)
3,700
12.9.41
City of Wilna
993 Jews, 1,670 Jewesses, 771 Jewish children
3,334
17.9.41
City of Wilna
337 Jews, 687 Jewesses, 247 Jewish children and 4 Lith. Comm.
1,271
20.9.41
Nemencing
128 Jews, 176 Jewesses, 99 Jewish children
403
22.9.41
Novo-Wilejka
468 Jews, 495 Jewesses, 196 Jewish children
1,159
24.9.41
Riesa
512 Jews, 744 Jewesses, 511 Jewish children
1,767
25.9.41
Jahiunai
215 Jews, 229 Jewesses, 131 Jewish children
575
27.9.41
Eysisky
989 Jews, 1,636 Jewesses, 821 Jewish children
3,446
30.9.41
Trakai
366 Jews, 483 Jewesses, 597 Jewish children
1,446
4.10.41
City of Wilna
432 Jews, 1,115 Jewesses, 436 Jewish children
1,983
6.10.41
Semiliski
213 Jews, 359 Jewesses, 390 Jewish children
962
9.10.41
Svenciany
1169 Jews, 1840 Jewesses, 717 Jewish children
3,726
16.10.41
City of Wilna
382 Jews, 507 Jewesses, 257 Jewish children
1,146
21.10.41
City of Wilna
718 Jews, 1,063 Jewesses, 586 Jewish children
2,367
25.10.41
City of Wilna
1,776 Jewesses, 812 Jewish children
2,578
27.10.41
City of Wilna
946 Jews, 184 Jewesses, 73 Jewish children
1,203
30.10.41
City of Wilna
382 Jews, 789 Jewesses, 36 Jewish children
1,553
6.11.41
City of Wilna
340 Jews, 749 Jewesses, 252 Jewish children
1,341
19.11.41
City of Wilna
76 Jews, 77 Jewesses, 18 Jewish children
171
19.11.41
City of Wilna
6 POW's, 8 Poles
14
20.11.41
City of Wilna
3 POW's
3
25.11.41
City of Wilna
9 Jews, 46 Jewesses, 8 Jewish children, 1 Pole for possesion of arms and other military equipment
64
EK 3 detachment in Minsk
28.9-17.10.41:
Pleschnitza
620 Jews, 1,285 Jewesses,
Bischolin
1,126 Jewish children and 19
Scak
Comm.
Bober
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Today I can confirm that our objective, to solve the Jewish problem for Lithuania, has been achieved by EK 3. In Lithuania there are no more Jews, apart from Jewish workers and their families. The distance between from the assembly point to the graves was on average 4 to 5 Km.
I consider the Jewish action more or less terminated as far as Einsatzkommando 3 is concerned. Those working Jews and Jewesses still available are needed urgently and I can envisage that after the winter this workforce will be required even more urgently. I am of the view that the strelization programme of the male worker Jews should be started immediately so that reproduction is prevented. If despite sterlization a Jewess becomes pregnant she will be liquidated.
(signed) Jager
SS-Standartenfuhrer
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