▁Russia ▁up ▁to ▁L ening rad . ▁Its ▁mission ▁was ▁to ▁h unt ▁down ▁and ▁murder ▁the ▁Jews , ▁Gy ps ies , ▁Commun ists , ▁and ▁other ▁" undes ira bles ". ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁ 1 5 ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁report , ▁St ah le cker ▁wrote : ▁ ▁By ▁winter ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁St ah le cker ▁reported ▁to ▁Berlin ▁that ▁Einsatz gruppe ▁A ▁had ▁murder ed ▁some ▁ 2 4 9 , 4 2 0 ▁Jews . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁made ▁High er ▁SS ▁and ▁Police ▁Le ader ▁( H ö here ▁SS - ▁und ▁Pol ize if ühr er ; ▁H SS PF ) ▁of ▁Reich sk omm iss ariat ▁Ost land , ▁which ▁included ▁the ▁occupied ▁territory ▁of ▁Est onia , ▁Lat via , ▁Lith u ania ▁and ▁Bel arus , ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 1 . ▁ ▁St ah le cker ▁was ▁killed ▁in ▁action ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁by ▁Soviet ▁part is ans ▁near ▁K ras nog var de y sk , ▁Russia . ▁ ▁Hein z ▁J ost ▁then ▁assumed ▁command ▁of ▁Einsatz gruppe ▁A . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁J el g ava ▁mass ac res ▁Ka unas ▁pog rom ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 0 0 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 4 2 ▁death s ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁En z kreis ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁the