Fascist Collaborators
29 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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Dutch Detective Who Hunted Jews for the Nazis: Pieter Schaap
Episode 1
After Nazi Germany invaded the Netherlands in May 1940, the occupation authorities introduced anti-Jewish laws, deportations, and a system of terror that targeted thousands of Dutch Jews forced into hiding. Among the most feared collaborators was Dutch police detective Pieter Schaap, a member of ...
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The Nazi Bishop Who Helped Hitler's War Criminals Escape: Alois Hudal
Episode 2
After the Second World War, while Allied authorities hunted down Nazi leaders across Europe, one Catholic bishop secretly helped many of them disappear. Using his position in Rome, Alois Hudal provided false identity papers, arranged travel documents, and assisted some of the most notorious perpe...
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The Dutch Al Capone Who Hunted Jews for the Nazis: Dries Riphagen
Episode 3
Dries Riphagen was one of the most notorious Dutch collaborators of the Second World War. Known as the “Dutch Al Capone,” the Amsterdam gangster exploited the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands to enrich himself through betrayal, theft, and the persecution of Jews.
Working with the Nazi Sicherhe...
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Polish Resistance Heroine Who Became a Gestapo Agent: Blanka Kaczorowska
Episode 4
Blanka Kaczorowska was only sixteen when Nazi Germany invaded Poland in September 1939. She soon joined the Polish underground and was awarded the Cross of Valour on the order of General Stefan Rowecki, commander of the Home Army.
But Kaczorowska ultimately betrayed the resistance she had once s...
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Dutch Prostitute Who Lured Jews into Nazi Traps: Adriana Valkenburg
Episode 5
Adriana Valkenburg was a Dutch prostitute and brothel owner who became one of the most notorious collaborators in Nazi-occupied Amsterdam. After initially presenting herself as someone willing to help persecuted Jews find hiding places and escape deportation, she began working with the German-con...
