Einsatzgruppen: The Nazi Death Squads
This documentary series examines the Einsatzgruppen, Nazis responsible for the mass murder of Jews, Romani and Soviet prisoners in Eastern Europe.
Cast
Paul Bandey
Narration: English
Christian Ingrao
Self, Historian
Christopher R. Browning
Self, Historian
Jürgen Matthäus
Self, Historian
Halina Jankoska
Lithuanian Witness, Self
Regina Jablonska
Lithuanian Witness, Self
Anatoly Lipinski
Lithuanian Witness, Self
Volodymyr Vizniak
Ukrainian Witness, Self
Seasons
E1Mass Graves (June-August 1941)
Apr 16, 2009
This first episode provides context for when, how and why the mobile death squads, or EZG, were established.
E2Judenfrei (September-December 1941)
Apr 16, 2009
In December 1941, after the EZG’s intervention, Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary and the Baltic states are declared “Judenfrei”: free of Jews.
E3The Pyres (1942–1943)
Apr 23, 2009
Faced with the advancing Soviet troops, Nazi Germany decides to have the bodies of death camp victims dug up and burned in graves.
E4The Reckoning (1943–1947)
Apr 23, 2009
After being judged at the Nuremberg trials, the majority of those responsible for the murder of nearly 1.5 million Jews would walk free in the 1950s.
Storyline
This documentary series examines the Einsatzgruppen, Nazis responsible for the mass murder of Jews, Romani and Soviet prisoners in Eastern Europe.
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