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.
Overview
This documentary series examines the Einsatzgruppen, Nazis responsible for the mass murder of Jews, Romani and Soviet prisoners in Eastern Europe.
Marie-Hélène Ranc
Creator / EP
Episodes
1. Mass Graves (June-August 1941)
This first episode provides context for when, how and why the mobile death squads, or EZG, were established.
2. Judenfrei (September-December 1941)
In December 1941, after the EZG’s intervention, Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary and the Baltic states are declared “Judenfrei”: free of Jews.
3. The Pyres (1942–1943)
Faced with the advancing Soviet troops, Nazi Germany decides to have the bodies of death camp victims dug up and burned in graves.
Cast & Crew
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
