Nazi Collaborators
Season 1 Episode 5 - The Croatian Collaborators
Croatia grapples with its fascist past through figures like Dinko Sakic, once hailed as a hero but later convicted of war crimes. Sakic oversaw brutal atrocities against inmates.
Audio Languages: English
Subtitles: English
Starring:Alisdair SimpsonGreg Stebner
Directed by:Michael Wadding
Season 1
S01:E01 - The Chaim Rumkowski
Chaim Rumkowski, leader of the Lodz ghetto during WWII, believed cooperation with the Nazis could save lives, providing labor in exchange for food.
S01:E02 - Pierre Laval
Pierre Laval, once celebrated and later reviled, faced execution in 1945 for collaboration with the Nazis during Vichy France.
S01:E03 - The Arajs Kommando
Viktor Arajs, a Latvian, played a significant role in the Holocaust, collaborating with the Nazis to eliminate Jews. Arajs justified his actions as patriotic defense.
S01:E04 - The Belgian Collaborator
Leon Degrelle, a charismatic Belgian leader, joined the Nazis and led Die Wallonien on the Eastern Front. He recruited 4000 more for the SS, defending Berlin until April 1945.
S01:E05 - The Croatian Collaborators
Croatia grapples with its fascist past through figures like Dinko Sakic, once hailed as a hero but later convicted of war crimes. Sakic oversaw brutal atrocities against inmates.
S01:E06 - Vidkun Quisling
Vidkun Quisling, once honored for diplomacy, turned traitor by collaborating with Nazis. Despite being named "fuehrer," his reign led to repression.
S01:E07 - The IRA
During WWII, the IRA's "S Plan" aimed to bomb Britain. "Operation Green" and "Plan Kathleen" envisioned IRA aiding a German invasion of Northern Ireland.
S01:E08 - The Grand Mufti
The controversy surrounding Mohammad Amin al-Husayni, stems from his Nazi collaboration. His diaries reveal awareness of the Holocaust and anti-Semitic sentiments.
S01:E09 - The Jews Who Fought for Hitler
In Hitler’s Germany, those with Jewish ancestry faced harsh Nuremberg Laws. Some, like Helmut Schmidt, unaware of heritage, found protectors like Milch in high places.
S01:E10 - The Dutch Collaborator
Anton Adriaan Mussert, initially resisted Hitler’s anti-Semitism despite modeling his NSB party, even welcoming Jewish members.
S01:E11 - The Greek Collaborator
During WWII, Greek Prime Ministers Tsolakoglou, Logothetopoulos, and Rallis collaborated with Nazi occupiers, imposing fees that caused a famine.
S01:E12 - The Good Collaborators
Finland defended itself in the Winter War under Marshal Mannerheim. Finland allied with Nazi Germany against the Soviet Union in 1941.
S01:E13 - Hitler's Killer Police
In Ukraine and Lithuania, Nazi invaders were welcomed as liberators. In Lithuania, Antanas Gecas led a militia that executed hundreds of Jews.
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