The Dark Truth Behind Nazi and Soviet Penal Battalions [WW2]

Deserters, war criminals, and heroes, in this video we tell the dark story of the Nazi German and Soviet penal legions of the Eastern front.

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Chapters

0:00 Introduction
0:51 What are Penal Battalions?
1:55 German Penal Legions
3:30 Soviet Penal Legions
6:15 Soviet Attrition
7:52 Dirlewanger brigade
9:37 War Crimes
11:09 Conclusion