Fascist Collaborators

Fascist Collaborators

18 Episodes

Behind every fascist regime stood a network of collaborators whose actions deepened oppression. This collection reveals the choices of individuals who aligned themselves with tyranny, sometimes out of conviction, other times for survival or power. But all contributed to cruelty and betrayal. Each film uncovers their motives, actions, and consequences, showing how betrayal shaped the course of history and how collaborators became lasting symbols of complicity.

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Fascist Collaborators
  • Catholic Priest, Nazi Collaborator, Antisemite: Stanisław Trzeciak

    Episode 1

    Stanisław Trzeciak was once a respected Polish Catholic priest and scholar. But in the 1930s, he became one of the nation’s loudest antisemitic voices—praising Hitler, spreading conspiracy theories, and collaborating with Nazi Germany. This documentary reveals how he amplified Hitler’s message in...

  • Lesbian & Jewish Nazi Collaborator Who Betrayed Friends and Family: Ans van Dijk

    Episode 2

    Ans van Dijk, a Jewish woman from Amsterdam, began by helping Jews hide from the Nazis—but after her arrest in 1943, she turned collaborator. Disguised as a resistance member, she lured victims into traps, betraying 145 people, including friends and family. Convicted of 23 counts of treason, she ...

  • From Catholic Priest to Nazi Killer: The “Man of God” András Kun

    Episode 3

    Once a Catholic priest, András Kun became one of the most feared members of Hungary’s pro-Nazi Arrow Cross Party. In late 1944, he led death squads that massacred Jews in hospitals, homes, and even on the banks of the Danube. His orders often began with the chilling words: “In the name of Christ ...

  • The Real “Ivan the Terrible”: Treblinka’s Most Sadistic Guard: Ivan Marchenko

    Episode 4

    Captured as a Soviet soldier, Ivan Marchenko became one of Treblinka’s most feared guards. Known as “Ivan the Terrible,” he operated gas chambers, beat victims with a water pipe, and committed unspeakable acts of cruelty. Discover how a prisoner of war became a key player in the Holocaust.

  • Famous Polish Actor Turned Nazi Collaborator: Igo Sym

    Episode 5

    From a popular film star to one of Poland’s most infamous Nazi collaborators, Igo Sym’s story is one of fame, betrayal, and deadly consequences. He was handsome, charming, and adored by fans. But under Nazi occupation, he was working with German authorities and used his influence to aid the occup...

  • Soviet Nazi collaborator & prostitute who murdered 1500 innocents: A. Makarova

    Episode 6

    Antonina Makarova, known as “Tonka the Machine-Gun Girl,” was a Soviet woman who collaborated with Nazi Germany, executing around 1,500 civilians, including women and children. Once a nurse, she became the Nazis’ paid executioner in the Lokot Republic. Decades later, her hidden past was uncovered...

  • The Man Who Betrayed Hundreds of Anti-Nazi Heroes: Karel Čurda

    Episode 7

    March 1939. Nazi Germany occupies the rest of Czechoslovakia and turns it into the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia. In exile, Czech soldiers train in Britain to fight for their homeland. Among them is Karel Čurda — brave, disciplined, and ready for sacrifice.
    But after the assassination of Re...

  • Holy Collar, Dark Soul: The Traitor Priest of Occupied France: Robert Alesch

    Episode 8

    He was a man of God — and a servant of evil.
    During the German occupation of France, Catholic priest Robert Alesch preached in La Varenne–Saint-Hilaire near Paris, earning trust with his anti-Nazi sermons. But behind the pulpit, he secretly worked for the German Abwehr, infiltrating Resistance ne...

  • French World Cup Captain Who Became a Nazi Killer: Alexandre Villaplane

    Episode 9

    In 1930, he captained France at the first FIFA World Cup — a national football hero at the height of his fame.

    After the German invasion of 1940, Alexandre Villaplane chose collaboration. He joined the French Gestapo and later became an SS-Untersturmführer commanding a section of the Brigade Nor...

  • From French Sports Star to Gestapo ‘Hyena’: The Fall of Violette Morris

    Episode 10

    Early May 1940. Nazi Germany invades Western Europe, and France soon falls under occupation. To enforce their rule, the Germans rely on local collaborators.

    Among them is a woman once celebrated as one of France’s greatest athletes.

    Born in Paris in 1893, Violette Morris was a multi-sport champ...

  • Gestapo Informer Behind 60% of Arrests in Denmark: Ib Birkedal Hansen

    Episode 11

    On 9 April 1940, Nazi Germany launched Operation Weserübung and invaded Denmark. While the country initially experienced a relatively cooperative occupation, growing resistance and sabotage by 1943 pushed the Gestapo to rely increasingly on Danish collaborators to hunt down opponents of the regim...

  • Axis Sally: The American Voice of Nazi Propaganda Before D-Day

    Episode 12

    During the Second World War, millions of Allied soldiers heard a strange voice on German radio. She spoke perfect American English, joked about home, and warned soldiers they would die far from their families.

    Her name was Mildred Gillars — better known as “Axis Sally.” From Berlin she broadcast...

  • British Traitor Who Betrayed 150 to the Gestapo: Harold Cole

    Episode 13

    Early May 1940. Nazi Germany launches its Blitzkrieg across Western Europe, crushing France, Belgium, and the Netherlands in a matter of weeks. As Paris falls and France surrenders, a new reality takes hold—one of occupation, fear, and collaboration.

    Amid the chaos, one man makes a choice that w...

  • British Traitor Theodore Schurch: Fascist Spy Among Allied Prisoners of War

    Episode 14

    10 July 1940. As the Battle of Britain begins and Nazi Germany launches a massive aerial assault against the United Kingdom, most Britons stand firm in defiance. Yet not all follow this path. Among those who choose betrayal is Theodore Schurch, a British soldier drawn to fascist ideology long bef...

  • French Resistance Leader Who Betrayed His Own in WW2: André Grandclément

    Episode 15

    6 June 1944, France. As Allied forces land in Normandy, the French Resistance rises to support the liberation. Sabotage spreads across the country, and hope returns to occupied towns.

    But in Bordeaux, the resistance carries a deep wound. André Grandclément, once a leading figure in the undergrou...

  • Nazi Spy Who Betrayed America: Herbert Hans Haupt & Operation Pastorius

    Episode 16

    11 December 1941. Nazi Germany declares war on the United States, expanding the conflict into a global war. Behind this move, German intelligence prepares a secret sabotage campaign on American soil.

    At the centre is Herbert Hans Haupt—a German-born, Chicago-raised American citizen who turns aga...

  • From Prominent British Upper-Class to Nazi Collaborator: John Amery’s Fate

    Episode 17

    10 July 1940. The Battle of Britain begins as Nazi Germany launches a massive air campaign against the United Kingdom. While the Royal Air Force resists and the nation stands defiant, one man takes a very different path.

    John Amery, born into a prominent British upper-class family and the son of...

  • From British Fascist to Nazi Broadcaster: Final Fate of William Joyce

    Episode 18

    During the Battle of Britain, as German forces attempt to break British resistance, one voice emerges from Berlin aimed directly at British listeners. That voice belongs to William Joyce, a man who would become one of the most notorious Nazi broadcasters of the war.

    Raised with strong political ...