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The Best Episodes of Einsatzgruppen: The Nazi Death Squads Season 1

Every episode of Einsatzgruppen: The Nazi Death Squads Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Einsatzgruppen: The Nazi Death Squads Season 1!

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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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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Einsatzgruppen: The Nazi Death Squads Season 1 Episode 1 - Mass Graves (June-August 1941)
    7.7/10(94 votes)

    #1 - Mass Graves (June-August 1941)

    S1:E1

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Einsatzgruppen: The Nazi Death Squads Season 1 Episode 2 - Judenfrei (September-December 1941)
    7.8/10(83 votes)

    #2 - Judenfrei (September-December 1941)

    S1:E2

    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

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  3. Einsatzgruppen: The Nazi Death Squads Season 1 Episode 3 - The Pyres (1942–1943)
    7.8/10(75 votes)

    #3 - The Pyres (1942–1943)

    S1:E3

    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

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  4. Einsatzgruppen: The Nazi Death Squads Season 1 Episode 4 - The Reckoning (1943–1947)
    7.8/10(75 votes)

    #4 - The Reckoning (1943–1947)

    S1:E4

    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

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Mass Graves (June-August 1941)" is the best rated episode of "Einsatzgruppen: The Nazi Death Squads" season 1. It scored 7.7/10 based on 94 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 4/16/2009. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Judenfrei (September-December 1941)".