Six million Jews died during World War II, both in the extermination camps and murdered by the mobile commandos of the Einsatzgruppen and police battalions, whose members shot men, women and children, day after day, obediently, as if it were a normal job, a fact that is hardly known today. Who were these men and how could they commit such crimes?
Direction
Oldenburg's restraint lets the testimony destroy you.
Writing
Based on Browning's groundbreaking historical research.
Editing
Juxtaposes archival footage with unflinching expert analysis.
Director
Manfred Oldenburg
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on Christopher Browning's 1992 book that revolutionized Holocaust studies by focusing on perpetrators rather than victims.
The film examines Reserve Police Battalion 101, whose members were specifically chosen for being too old for regular combat—proving age and 'ordinary' status were no barrier to participation.
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