Series·2009·TV-14·1 season

Einsatzgruppen: The Nazi Death Squads

DocumentaryWar & Politics

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

Created by Michaël Prazan

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Mass Graves (June-August 1941)E1 · 46 min

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

Judenfrei (September-December 1941)E2 · 48 min

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)E3 · 42 min

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)E4 · 47 min

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.

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Cast

8 credited

Paul Bandey
Paul BandeyNarration: English
Christian Ingrao
Christian IngraoSelf, Historian
Christopher R. Browning
Christopher R. BrowningSelf, Historian
Jürgen Matthäus
Jürgen MatthäusSelf, Historian
Halina Jankoska
Halina JankoskaLithuanian Witness, Self
Regina Jablonska
Regina JablonskaLithuanian Witness, Self
Anatoly Lipinski
Anatoly LipinskiLithuanian Witness, Self
Volodymyr Vizniak
Volodymyr VizniakUkrainian Witness, Self

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