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All Episodes of 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.
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Season 1

  • Mass Graves (June-August 1941)
    7.6/1092 votes

    Mass Graves (June-August 1941)

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/16/2009

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

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Judenfrei (September-December 1941)
    7.7/1081 votes

    Judenfrei (September-December 1941)

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/16/2009

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

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Pyres (1942–1943)
    7.7/1073 votes

    The Pyres (1942–1943)

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/23/2009

    Faced with the advancing Soviet troops, Nazi Germany decides to have the bodies of death camp victims dug up and burned in graves.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Reckoning (1943–1947)
    7.7/1073 votes

    The Reckoning (1943–1947)

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/23/2009

    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.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown