UKTV - Nazi Collaborators (2010) Part 3 The Arajs Kommando - The Latvian Holocaust

“Nazi Collaborators is a must watch from beginning to end. It conveys a sense of suspense and even horror. It gives us a raw insight into how easily Nazism could have taken over the globe in a blink of an eye and the consequences that would follow.”

This 13-part documentary explores the question, “How could anyone have collaborated with Adolph Hitler and the Nazis?” As shown on the Yesterday TV Channel, this series 'Nazi Collaborators' explores the fascinating and often shocking tales of how individuals from all walks of life from the privileged and the political elite to ordinary working men turned against their nations and races to fight alongside the Nazis during World War 2. Drawing upon an unrivaled 4000 hours of archival film, it shows how powerful individuals and organizations all across Europe and the Middle East collaborated, often with dark and disturbing motives, with the most evil regime of the 20th century. Many did it for financial gain, others for the promise of elevated status. Some believed that siding with the imperialist Germans offered the best chance of survival for their people, whilst others would later claim they would be killed if they refused. From the Jewish leader who offered up his people as free labour, to the ex-French Prime Minister who actively aided the Nazi hunt for the Resistance. And from the IRA-German plot to invade Northern Ireland to the brutal killing squads of Lithuania, this ground-breaking series explores the complex motivations behind the controversial paths these collaborators chose. These are the stories that many countries prefer to forget or cover up.

Part 3 The Arajs Kommando - The Latvian Holocaust

The Nazi regime also had helpers from other nations in the murder of millions of Jews. One of them is the Latvian Viktor Arajs, who was responsible for the deaths of tens of thousands of Jews. Arajs saw himself as a patriot fighting to protect his homeland and recruited thousands of volunteers. After the war, he hid in Frankfurt and lived there undetected for many years until he was finally discovered and sentenced to life imprisonment.

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