The Jager Report

This document was retrieved from the archives of Shamash: The Jewish Internet Consortium. The comments inside the square [ . . . ] brackets were written by Daniel Keren for the Shamash archives.

[The "Jager report" was written by a commander of one of the "Einsatzgruppen" (special task forces) which were in charge of liquidating Jews, communist leaders, partisans and others in the Soviet Union.

To understand the magnitude of the massacres, note the total number of victims - 137,346. This is for one Einsatzgruppe, in a five month period, in one area. This report reflects very clearly on the plan to kill all the Jews, except those which were needed for working purposes; those were, as the report notes, "only" to be sterilized; Jager goes on to state that "if despite sterilization a Jewess becomes pregnant she will be liquidated."

There are many documents about the Einsatzgruppen massacres in the Soviet Union, but the "Jager report" is one of the most chillingly detailed of them.]

Detailed report by SS-Standartenführer Jager about mass killings in Nazi occupied USSR, July-November 1941.
'The Good Old Days' - E. Klee, W. Dressen, V. Riess, The Free Press, NY, 1988, p. 46-58:


The Commander of
the security police and
the SD
Einsatzkommando 3 Kauen [Kaunas], 1 December 1941

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| Secret Reich Business! |
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5 copies
4th copy

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:

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-Obersturmführer Hamman and 8-10 reliable men from the Einsatzkommando, the following actions were conducted in cooperation with Lithuanian partisans:

7.7.41 Mariampole Jews32
8.7.41 Mariampole 14 Jews, 5 Comm. officials19
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. officials (incl. 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 Jew1
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 Jewesses103
28.7.41 Panevezys 234 Jews, 15 Jewesses, 19 Russ.
Comm., 20 Lith. Comm.		288

Total carried forward3,384
sheet 2
Total carried forward3,384

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 Utena 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 J. Children,
5 Lith. Comm., 1 Pole, 1 partisan		 3207
9-16.8.41 Rasainiai 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 (f.),
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 Dunanburg 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

Total carried forward16,152
sheet 3
Total carried forward16,152

22.8.41 Aglona Mentally sick: 269 men, 227 women,
48 children		 544
23.8.41 Panevezys 1,312 Jews, 4,602 Jewesses, 1,609
Jewish children		 7,523
18-22.8.41 Kreis Rasainiai 466 Jews, 440 Jewesses, 1,020
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
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

Total carried over47,814
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Total carried over47,814

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
Agriogala 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
Wendziogala 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 1,123 Jews, 1,849 Jewesses, 1,737
Jewish children		 4,709
25.8-6.9.41 Mopping up in:
Rasainiai
Georgenburg		 16 Jews, 412 Jewesses, 415
Jewish children
all Jews, all Jewesses, all
Jewish children		843

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
possession of weapons		 43
26.9.41 Kauen-F.IV 412 Jews, 615 Jewesses, 581
Jewish children (sick and
suspected epidemic cases)		 1,608

Total carried over66,159
sheet 5
Total carried over66,159

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 Dunanburg
in the period 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

Total carried forward99,084
sheet 6
Total carried forward99,804

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 Riess 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 1,169 Jews, 1,840 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, 362
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 possession of arms
and other military equipment		 64
EK 3 detachment in Minsk from
28.9-17.10.41:

 Pleschnitza
Bischolin
Scak
Bober
Uzda		 620 Jews, 1,285 Jewesses,
1,126 Jewish children and 19
Comm. 		3,050
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133,346
Prior to EK 3 taking over security police duties, Jews liquidated
by pogroms and executions (including partisans) 		4,000
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Total 137,346

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.
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The distance between from the assembly point to the graves was on average 4 to 5 Km.
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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 sterilization program of the male worker Jews should be started immediately so that reproduction is prevented. If despite sterilization a Jewess becomes pregnant she will be liquidated.
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(signed) Jager
SS-Standartenführer

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