Einsatzgruppen, The Nazi Death Squad (WWII Documentary)

The armies of the Adolph Hitler’s Third Reich invaded the Soviet Union in June 1941 at the height of World War II. Mobile commandos, the Einsatzgruppen, followed their advance to Stalingrad with the mission of eliminating all Jewish people on the conquered territories. From June 1941 and the end of 1943, these Nazi groups killed close to two million Jews from the Baltic countries to the Black Sea. 00:00 - EP1 - Mass graves (June-August 1941) Explore in depth the history of the Nazi mobile death squads, including when, how and why they were created. 43:46 - EP2 - Judenfrei (September-December 1941) A recollection of the actions of Einsatzgruppen in Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary and the Baltic states. Due to them, in December 1941 these areas were declared “free of Jews“. 01:29:30 - EP3 - The stakes (1942-1943) As Soviet forces advance, Nazi Germany has the bodies of death-camp victims dug up and burned. 02:08:57 - EP4 - Reckonning (1943-1947) The series finale recalls the Nuremberg trials. Some faced the ultimate punishment, but many walked free in the 1950s. Written : Michaël Prazan Directed : Michaël Prazan KUIV Production