Sonderkommando

[ zon-der-kuh-man-doh; German zawn-duhr-kaw-mahn-daw ]

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noun

a group of prisoners assigned to collect belongings and dispose of the bodies of other prisoners who had died or been killed.

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Word History and Origins

< German: special detachment, equivalent to sonder- separate, special + Kommando detachment, mission, command < Italian commando; command, commando

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Example Sentences

Despite the controversy, Sonderkommando Revolt is not, in fact, the first time a game designer has taken on the Holocaust.

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Train shares almost nothing in common with Sonderkommando Revolt besides its subject.

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sonderclass Sondheim

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