Einsatzgruppen: The Nazi Death Squads

S01E02: 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.

Overview

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

Episodes

Mass Graves (June-August 1941)

S01E01 Mass Graves (June-August 1941)

April 16, 2009 7.0 46 min
This first episode provides context for when, how and why the mobile death squads, or EZG, were established.
Judenfrei (September-December 1941)

S01E02 Judenfrei (September-December 1941)

April 16, 2009 8.0 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)

S01E03 The Pyres (1942–1943)

April 23, 2009 7.0 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)

S01E04 The Reckoning (1943–1947)

April 23, 2009 7.0 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.

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

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