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It's only since the fall of the Soviet Union that mass graves
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How the Holocaust Began

It's only since the fall of theSoviet Union that mass graves like these, lost for over 80...

It's only since the fall of the
Soviet Union that mass graves like these, lost for over 80 years, are being forensically
investigated for the first time

Full Transcript

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It's only since the fall of the Soviet Union that mass graves
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like these, lost for over 80 years,
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are being forensically investigated for the first time.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
29
Timestamp in Movie
00:18:13
Uploaded
Apr 20, 2025
Genres
documentary, history, war
Production
Caravan Media

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Movie Summary

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...
But pioneers like Harry and Phil are just scratching the surface - How the Holocaust Began 00:07
But pioneers like Harry and Phil are just scratching the sur...
In Latvia, there are more than 70 suspected Holocaust sites. - How the Holocaust Began 00:07
In Latvia, there are more than 70 suspected Holocaust sites.
The same is true in neighbouring Lithuania, with more than - How the Holocaust Began 00:07
The same is true in neighbouring Lithuania, with more than
What seems extraordinary is that there was - How the Holocaust Began 00:12
What seems extraordinary is that there was
There's only one way that was possible, - How the Holocaust Began 00:08
There's only one way that was possible,
And there is evidence of that happening here, - How the Holocaust Began 00:07
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 00:12
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 00:07
So, from the very start of the invasion, this is where
And behind them were these Einsatzgruppen soldiers, - How the Holocaust Began 00:09
And behind them were these Einsatzgruppen soldiers,
They found them in the town and the surrounding villages. - How the Holocaust Began 00:06
They found them in the town and the surrounding villages.
And according to Nazi records, - How the Holocaust Began 00:11
And according to Nazi records,
Here we arrive at the end of the town, and the very same road - How the Holocaust Began 00:09
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 00:06
It's a dirt track. And now we're in forest.
And what I find really, really chilling, - How the Holocaust Began 00:12
And what I find really, really chilling,
But who brought the thousands of Jews here, and who killed them? - How the Holocaust Began 00:07
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 00:07
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 00:06
I'm here to meet the leader of Lithuania's
Faina Kukliansky believes her grandmother was killed - How the Holocaust Began 00:06
Faina Kukliansky believes her grandmother was killed
..and she may have discovered who the killers were. - How the Holocaust Began 00:05
..and she may have discovered who the killers were.
My grandparents were quite educated people, - How the Holocaust Began 00:09
My grandparents were quite educated people,