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How the Holocaust Began

If Chris has found a possiblestart point for the Holocaust, why is it in the Soviet...

If Chris has found a possible
start point for the Holocaust, why is it in the Soviet Union,
as late as 1941?

Full Transcript

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If Chris has found a possible start point for the Holocaust,
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why is it in the Soviet Union, as late as 1941?
Duration
10 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:06:09
Uploaded
Apr 20, 2025
Genres
documentary, history, war
Production
Caravan Media

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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...
Hitler had always envisaged a world free of his two great enemies - - How the Holocaust Began 00:09
Hitler had always envisaged a world free of his two great en...
By 1940, he had conquered half of Europe and had millions of Jews - How the Holocaust Began 00:08
By 1940, he had conquered half of Europe and had millions of...
His intention had always been to get rid of them entirely, - How the Holocaust Began 00:09
His intention had always been to get rid of them entirely,
Then, in June 1941, he set out to destroy his other great enemy. - How the Holocaust Began 00:07
Then, in June 1941, he set out to destroy his other great en...
Hitler had always branded communism a Jewish conspiracy. - How the Holocaust Began 00:07
Hitler had always branded communism a Jewish conspiracy.
So his invasion of the Soviet Union offered the perfect opportunity - How the Holocaust Began 00:09
So his invasion of the Soviet Union offered the perfect oppo...
Gargzdai, on the border of Soviet Lithuania and Nazi Germany, - How the Holocaust Began 00:10
Gargzdai, on the border of Soviet Lithuania and Nazi Germany...
The Wehrmacht, as they swept into this whole area, were charged - How the Holocaust Began 00:11
The Wehrmacht, as they swept into this whole area, were char...
They were coming through this space to decimate it. - How the Holocaust Began 00:05
They were coming through this space to decimate it.
No specific order was given to kill Jews. - How the Holocaust Began 00:05
No specific order was given to kill Jews.
Yet, there is a monument here in Gargzdai, - How the Holocaust Began 00:08
Yet, there is a monument here in Gargzdai,
So, on the 24th of June, two days after the German invasion - How the Holocaust Began 00:15
So, on the 24th of June, two days after the German invasion
I tend to think of military orders within the German army - How the Holocaust Began 00:07
I tend to think of military orders within the German army
And that's really important, because actually what happens - How the Holocaust Began 00:08
And that's really important, because actually what happ...
Hitler has always wanted to remove Jews from Europe, - How the Holocaust Began 00:14
Hitler has always wanted to remove Jews from Europe,
And this starts a process of mass murder - How the Holocaust Began 00:09
And this starts a process of mass murder
And the numbers grow, - How the Holocaust Began 00:05
And the numbers grow,
Hitler's head of security was SS Chief Heinrich Himmler. - How the Holocaust Began 00:06
Hitler's head of security was SS Chief Heinrich Himmler...
Himmler had created special killing squads, called Einsatzgruppen, - How the Holocaust Began 00:11
Himmler had created special killing squads, called Einsatzgr...
Capitalising on Bormann's initiative, his deputy, Heydrich, - How the Holocaust Began 00:11
Capitalising on Bormann's initiative, his deputy, Heydr...