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Ordinary Men: The "Forgotten Holocaust"
Ordinary Men: The "Forgotten Holocaust"

Ordinary Men: The "Forgotten Holocaust"

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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?

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

German

Runtime

58 mins

Rating

7.5/10

Release Date

25 January 2022

Country

Germany

Cast

Philipp Moog

Philipp Moog

Self - Narrator (voice)

Christopher R. Browning

Christopher R. Browning

Self - Historian

Hilary Earl

Hilary Earl

Self - Historian

Stefan Klemp

Stefan Klemp

Self - Historian

Stefan Kühl

Stefan Kühl

Self - Sociologist

Harald Welzer

Harald Welzer

Self - Social Psychologist

Benjamin Ferencz

Benjamin Ferencz

Self - Jurist

Markus Friedmann

Markus Friedmann

Reenactment Performer

Philine Conrad

Philine Conrad

Reenactment Performer

Roman Boeer de Garcez

Roman Boeer de Garcez

Reenactment Performer

Johnny Engelmann

Johnny Engelmann

Reenactment Performer

Andreas Heine

Andreas Heine

Reenactment Performer

Sönke Hünding

Sönke Hünding

Reenactment Performer

Max Jundt

Max Jundt

Reenactment Performer

Christian Kemmling

Christian Kemmling

Reenactment Performer

Thomas Marufke

Thomas Marufke

Reenactment Performer

Waldemar Müller

Waldemar Müller

Reenactment Performer

Michael Nowak

Michael Nowak

Reenactment Performer

Paul Pfeiffer

Paul Pfeiffer

Reenactment Performer

Tino Ruhlig

Tino Ruhlig

Reenactment Performer

Erik Schwarz

Erik Schwarz

Reenactment Performer

Frank Stüdgens

Frank Stüdgens

Reenactment Performer

Marc Wehner

Marc Wehner

Reenactment Performer

Alexander Wilczek

Alexander Wilczek

Reenactment Performer

Otto Ohlendorf

Otto Ohlendorf

Self (archive footage)

Dina Pronicheva

Dina Pronicheva

Self (archive footage)

Julius Wohlauf

Julius Wohlauf

Self (archive footage)

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