#131 - Holocaust Identities II – Secret Soldiers Part 2

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In 1944 X-troop were fighting in France.

With heavy losses and secret identities, some of them would tragically be buried under a cross.

By 1945 they had made their way to Germany, always searching for family members who may have survived, even if this required driving across no-man’s land into enemy territory.

When the war ends, they begin a new mission, rooting out Nazis in Germany & Austria. But Judgement is hard to come by.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction: X-Troop's Mission

17:24 Finding Family: Ron Gilbert's Search

25:01 Manfred Gantz's Journey to Terezin

31:41 Rescuing Family: The Personal Mission of the X-Troop

38:00 Post-War Challenges and Denazification

44:43 Bravery and Resilience: The Legacy of the X-Troop

49:58 Conclusion: Lessons from the Holocaust

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