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How the Holocaust Began

The Nazi evolution from murderous anti-semitism into organised death camps, as documented in this sober piece of historical excavation from Holocaust specialist James Bulgin, is truly shocking in its specificity. An ad-hoc interpr...

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Nic Young, Ben Holgate

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documentary, history, war

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Caravan Media

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The same is true in neighbouring
Lithuania, with more than - How the Holocaust Began

The same is true in neighbouring Lithuania, with more than

What seems extraordinary
is that there was - How the Holocaust Began

What seems extraordinary is that there was

There's only one way
that was possible, - How the Holocaust Began

There's only one way that was possible,

And there is evidence of that
happening here, - How the Holocaust Began

And there is evidence of that happening here,

So we're just driving into the town
now, from exactly the same direction - How the Holocaust Began

So we're just driving into the town now, from exactly t...

So, from the very start of
the invasion, this is where - How the Holocaust Began

So, from the very start of the invasion, this is where

And behind them were these
Einsatzgruppen soldiers, - How the Holocaust Began

And behind them were these Einsatzgruppen soldiers,

They found them in the town
and the surrounding villages. - How the Holocaust Began

They found them in the town and the surrounding villages.

And according to Nazi records, - How the Holocaust Began

And according to Nazi records,

Here we arrive at the end of the
town, and the very same road - How the Holocaust Began

Here we arrive at the end of the town, and the very same roa...

It's a dirt track.
And now we're in forest. - How the Holocaust Began

It's a dirt track. And now we're in forest.

And what I find really,
really chilling, - How the Holocaust Began

And what I find really, really chilling,

But who brought the thousands of
Jews here, and who killed them? - How the Holocaust Began

But who brought the thousands of Jews here, and who killed t...

Because the SS have fewer than a
dozen men stationed in this area. - How the Holocaust Began

Because the SS have fewer than a dozen men stationed in this...

I'm here to meet the leader
of Lithuania's - How the Holocaust Began

I'm here to meet the leader of Lithuania's

Faina Kukliansky believes
her grandmother was killed - How the Holocaust Began

Faina Kukliansky believes her grandmother was killed

..and she may have discovered
who the killers were. - How the Holocaust Began

..and she may have discovered who the killers were.

My grandparents were
quite educated people, - How the Holocaust Began

My grandparents were quite educated people,

Then the war started, and my
grandmother was taken - How the Holocaust Began

Then the war started, and my grandmother was taken

And what happened after that,
nobody knows. - How the Holocaust Began

And what happened after that, nobody knows.

But in any way,
she did not come back. - How the Holocaust Began

But in any way, she did not come back.

I asked the
Genocide Centre of Lithuania - How the Holocaust Began

I asked the Genocide Centre of Lithuania

And it's written here clearly - How the Holocaust Began

And it's written here clearly

The victims were asked to go
into the pits, to jump - How the Holocaust Began

The victims were asked to go into the pits, to jump

All the people who used to work
in the prison took part, - How the Holocaust Began

All the people who used to work in the prison took part,

And together, they came together - How the Holocaust Began

And together, they came together

And that confirms that - what my
uncle used to tell me - - How the Holocaust Began

And that confirms that - what my uncle used to tell me -

The idea that it was
your parents' friends from school - How the Holocaust Began

The idea that it was your parents' friends from school

Her son was studying with
Lithuanians in a Lithuanian school. - How the Holocaust Began

Her son was studying with Lithuanians in a Lithuanian school...

Doesn't matter that they were
citizens of Lithuania, - How the Holocaust Began

Doesn't matter that they were citizens of Lithuania,

But it should be Judenrein, - How the Holocaust Began

But it should be Judenrein,

Zinaida Kukliansky and more than
2,000 other Jews - How the Holocaust Began

Zinaida Kukliansky and more than 2,000 other Jews

..not solely by Nazis, - How the Holocaust Began

..not solely by Nazis,

No-one knows where
any of them are buried. - How the Holocaust Began

No-one knows where any of them are buried.

There is a cluster of monuments here
in the forest, but they were put up - How the Holocaust Began

There is a cluster of monuments here in the forest, but they...

I do not know
where my grandmother is. - How the Holocaust Began

I do not know where my grandmother is.

I would like very much to know,
where is her remains? - How the Holocaust Began

I would like very much to know, where is her remains?

The sculptures, I think
it's more like art pieces, - How the Holocaust Began

The sculptures, I think it's more like art pieces,

And I do not see any information - How the Holocaust Began

And I do not see any information

When were they killed?
How many people were killed? - How the Holocaust Began

When were they killed? How many people were killed?

Who are they? We are missing that. - How the Holocaust Began

Who are they? We are missing that.

We just do not know
where they are. - How the Holocaust Began

We just do not know where they are.

Faina has invited Harry and Phil
down from Liepaja to try - How the Holocaust Began

Faina has invited Harry and Phil down from Liepaja to try

We know, in August, September 1941, - How the Holocaust Began

We know, in August, September 1941,

Flags in - red, white. - How the Holocaust Began

Flags in - red, white.

Are they all buried at this
location, - How the Holocaust Began

Are they all buried at this location,

And so our job is
to try to find those sites. - How the Holocaust Began

And so our job is to try to find those sites.

The murders in Alytus's forests
troubled me for another reason. - How the Holocaust Began

The murders in Alytus's forests troubled me for another...

And what happened here was just
the tip of the iceberg. - How the Holocaust Began

And what happened here was just the tip of the iceberg.

A truth some Lithuanians are
determined to lay bare. - How the Holocaust Began

A truth some Lithuanians are determined to lay bare.

I'm heading to a small town just
20km from Alytus to meet - How the Holocaust Began

I'm heading to a small town just 20km from Alytus to me...

Ruta introduces me
to 94-year-old Ona. - How the Holocaust Began

Ruta introduces me to 94-year-old Ona.

Ona grew up here among the town's
Jewish population, - How the Holocaust Began

Ona grew up here among the town's Jewish population,

We go with her in my car, OK?
Perfect. It's very nice to meet you. - How the Holocaust Began

We go with her in my car, OK? Perfect. It's very nice t...

The massacre Ona witnessed
took place on - How the Holocaust Began

The massacre Ona witnessed took place on

Not in the dark of a large forest, - How the Holocaust Began

Not in the dark of a large forest,

So, what happened on that day? - How the Holocaust Began

So, what happened on that day?

And when did you see the first
people coming past? - How the Holocaust Began

And when did you see the first people coming past?

We looked through the windows only,
"What's going on?" - How the Holocaust Began

We looked through the windows only, "What's going ...

The screaming was the first thing
that she heard, - How the Holocaust Began

The screaming was the first thing that she heard,

And then we heard the shooting.
And who was in the column? The Jews? - How the Holocaust Began

And then we heard the shooting. And who was in the column? T...

And when you heard the shots,
you realised what was happening? - How the Holocaust Began

And when you heard the shots, you realised what was happenin...

This is Butrimonys, where most
of the victims lived. - How the Holocaust Began

This is Butrimonys, where most of the victims lived.

Its historic heart lies empty
because, that September day, - How the Holocaust Began

Its historic heart lies empty because, that September day,

The killers were Lithuanian killers - How the Holocaust Began

The killers were Lithuanian killers

Those, the killers were not
neighbours of those Jews, but those, - How the Holocaust Began

Those, the killers were not neighbours of those Jews, but th...

From another
town nearby. And they're the ones - How the Holocaust Began

From another town nearby. And they're the ones

And after the shooting, the
neighbours are taking the property. - How the Holocaust Began

And after the shooting, the neighbours are taking the proper...

And then they move into
the houses around here, - How the Holocaust Began

And then they move into the houses around here,

It's clear that the Holocaust
here was much more - How the Holocaust Began

It's clear that the Holocaust here was much more

It was rapidly evolving
into organised ethnic cleansing - How the Holocaust Began

It was rapidly evolving into organised ethnic cleansing

In Alytus' forest, Harry and Phil
think they may have stumbled on the - How the Holocaust Began

In Alytus' forest, Harry and Phil think they may have s...

I mean, obviously we're walking
in a lower area - How the Holocaust Began

I mean, obviously we're walking in a lower area

Wow. I mean, that's
human-built. - How the Holocaust Began

Wow. I mean, that's human-built.

I mean, I mean, it's macabre,
but I mean, the idea - How the Holocaust Began

I mean, I mean, it's macabre, but I mean, the idea

This is one that is not,
you can say, limited in... - How the Holocaust Began

This is one that is not, you can say, limited in...

The discovery is the result of
resolute detective work, - How the Holocaust Began

The discovery is the result of resolute detective work,

All the data indicated, really,
that there was nothing there. - How the Holocaust Began

All the data indicated, really, that there was nothing there...

So I went back to the air photos
to try to find something - How the Holocaust Began

So I went back to the air photos to try to find something

And this is a 1944 Luftwaffe
air photograph of this area. - How the Holocaust Began

And this is a 1944 Luftwaffe air photograph of this area.

And if we zoom in, what's
interesting about it is this is - How the Holocaust Began

And if we zoom in, what's interesting about it is this ...

So it's a road that goes into the
middle of a forest and stops? - How the Holocaust Began

So it's a road that goes into the middle of a forest an...

And stops. I would... Yes, I would
agree with that. - How the Holocaust Began

And stops. I would... Yes, I would agree with that.

But there is testimony of a family
member, soon after her father - How the Holocaust Began

But there is testimony of a family member, soon after her fa...

That's what prompted us
to start to look - How the Holocaust Began

That's what prompted us to start to look

And when, upon closer inspection, we
found a series of trenches leading - How the Holocaust Began

And when, upon closer inspection, we found a series of trenc...

The evidence is compelling,
but it's only circumstantial. - How the Holocaust Began

The evidence is compelling, but it's only circumstantia...

The only way they can be sure
they've found a mass burial - How the Holocaust Began

The only way they can be sure they've found a mass buri...

So what we've done at this site
is we've started collecting a grid - How the Holocaust Began

So what we've done at this site is we've started c...

And now I'll show you a time slice
as we go down into the subsurface. - How the Holocaust Began

And now I'll show you a time slice as we go down into t...

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The Nazi evolution from murderous anti-semitism into organised death camps, as documented in this sober piece of historical excavation from Holocaust specialist James Bulgin, is truly shocking in its specificity. An ad-hoc interpr...

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Director: Nic Young, Ben Holgate

Writer: Nic Young

Production: Caravan Media

Genre: documentary, history, war

Year: 2023

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 6.0

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 23 Jan 2023

Awards: N/A

Homepage: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001hj7n