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Einsatzgruppen: The Nazi Death Squads ·Einsatzgruppen : Les commandos de la mort

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

fr
Documentary
War & Politics
Created By

Michaël Prazan

First Aired on

Apr 16, 2009

1 seaons till Apr 23, 2009

Popularity: 7.8303
13 votes
Status: Ended

Show Ended

Last episode: The Reckoning (1943–1947)

Seasons & episodes

Total 1 seasons, 4 episodes

Season 1

Aired

4 Episodes
  • Episode 1Mass Graves (June-August 1941)46 min

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

  • Episode 2Judenfrei (September-December 1941)48 min

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

  • Episode 3The Pyres (1942–1943)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.

  • Episode 4The Reckoning (1943–1947)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.

Crew & Team

Michaël Prazan

Director

Christiane Ratiney

Assistant Director

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