Name: ____________________________

Ordinary Men: The “Forgotten Holocaust”

Viewing Questions
Terminology:
Ghettos - a street, or quarter, of a city set apart as a legally enforced residence area
for Jews.
Einsatzgruppen - Schutzstaffel (SS) paramilitary death squads (mobile killing units) of
Nazi Germany. Responsible for mass murder, primarily by shooting.
Pogrom - organized massacre of a particular ethnic group, in particular that of Jewish
people in Russia or eastern Europe in the late 19th and 20th centuries.

How do the men react to orders to kill? What options What justifications are used for carrying out the
do they have? What happens to them if they refuse murders?
to kill?

What do the Einsatzgruppen do that would be What happens at the trials for the Einsatzgruppen?
considered war crimes, crimes against humanity, or
genocidal actions? Specifically, Reserve Battalion
101.
 Name: ____________________________

What stages of genocide are covered in this film?

This film explains that no Nazi’s life was in danger for refusing to kill people. Why do you think there were
very few men who refused orders to kill? Why is this an important fact when holding trials for these Nazis
after the war?