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Einsatzgruppen: The Nazi Death Squads

7.7(14)
First Aired:April 16, 2009
Seasons:1 season
Episodes:4
Status:Ended

This documentary series examines the Einsatzgruppen, Nazis responsible for the mass murder of Jews, Romani and Soviet prisoners in Eastern Europe.

Cast

Paul Bandey

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

Mass Graves (June-August 1941)

E1Mass Graves (June-August 1941)

46m7.0

Apr 16, 2009

This first episode provides context for when, how and why the mobile death squads, or EZG, were established.

Judenfrei (September-December 1941)

E2Judenfrei (September-December 1941)

48m8.0

Apr 16, 2009

In December 1941, after the EZG’s intervention, Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary and the Baltic states are declared “Judenfrei”: free of Jews.

The Pyres (1942–1943)

E3The Pyres (1942–1943)

42m7.0

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.

The Reckoning (1943–1947)

E4The Reckoning (1943–1947)

47m7.0

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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