Arajs Kommando: The WW2 Extermination Group That Massacred Thousands | Nazi Collaborators

Led by Victor Arajs, the Arajs Kommando worked with the Nazis to commit countless atrocities, including the infamous Rumbula massacre. Discover the uncomfortable truth behind Latvia's most notorious collaborators, and the post-war efforts to bring justice to its leader.
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[@frandsenphilip1]

I hate the censorship - tell the horrible, sick truth - show it - then we can understand the horror....and do all we can to prevent it.

[@rollonsummertime]

totally agree,

[@mysticmarble94]

They have to abide by KZbin content rules LIKE EVERYONE ELSE.

[@easystreet1888]

@@mysticmarble94 He already knows that. He's saying it is a totally stupid KZbin rule.

[@mysticmarble94]

@@easystreet1888 It's not, only if you can't comprehend what it would mean to remove such rules given the millions of videos that get uploaded to KZbin each day, only then would you think this way about it.

[@Stephen-qi1qx]

@@mysticmarble94 but this is news, historical, not some made up science fiction or other content.

[@barry4507]

KZbin's censoring is sickening.

[@bookemdanno5596]

It’s KZbin’s censoring of monetized videos. War Stories and those posting these videos have a choice to make this demonetized and show everything with a disclaimer at the beginning, but then they can’t profit from the videos.

[@evagueron7277]

😅óppoppp pop pop ó poplo oóoo

[@johnhagemeyer8578]

Monsters don't live in closets or under the bead. They walk amongst us.

[@FrithonaHrududu02127]

But just to be safe I don't let my feet hang off the bed when I sleep. Because why risk it...they MIGHT be under the bed.

[@charlesmiller261]

I don't understand what they're trying to accomplish blurring out things.. they act like it's important to remember what happened, but then make it easier to gloss over the same events. Twisted logic I'll never understand. Censorship was part of what happened back then.. so repeat that? Fools...

[@lorenzbroll101]

Odd logic, isn't it?

[@grantsmythe8625]

Remember this and never forget it: In all of life, everything is done for money. Everything....for money. KZbin isn't doing this to protect anyone. It's trying to avoid lawsuits.

[@chantalameslon517]

Pour certains toutes vérités ne sont pas bonnes à dire . Cela peut se comprendre quand nous voyons dans quelles magouilles ils trempent .​@@lorenzbroll101

[@iandawe948]

Its nothing to do with the people putting the video out. Its youtubes stupid guidelines, when will people wake up and realise ffs. Complain to youtube, see what they say about it

[@neilcook9088]

They will say nothing and do nothing!

[@mariaedwards6371]

RIP to all who perished

[@taliabraver]

How does Germany live with themselves?

[@juergen8361]

​@taliabraver how would America will live without themselves?

[@JesseJoyce-cj2xg]

@taliabraver How do you live with yourself, feeling hatred for an entire people? Germany has confronted and addressed the uncomfortable aspects of its history ad infinitum (even sometimes going too far with educating children, and making them feel bad just for being who they are), even though almost no German alive today bears any responsibility whatsoever for any of this (and many/most Germans alive during the war weren’t really responsible, either). You don’t seem to have learned anything from this about not hating an entire ethnic group.

[@taliabraver]

There were not even human.Hurt Millions and still do till today,horrible.

[@taliabraver]

@@JesseJoyce-cj2xg Dont get mad at me,they can thank their grandparents for that.

[@FrithonaHrududu02127]

The Baltic folk were definitely some of the most enthusiastic collaborators. That dude with the hamner in Vilnius is a haunting image. I went to a Lithuanian church and school in South Boston growing up and i remember they arrested a parishioner for war crimes when i was a kid.

[@nediji4rjoij4ro]

Do you remember the guys name? That’s some story! Movie material as bad as that sounds that makes for a really interesting story for obvious reasons

[@FrithonaHrududu02127]

@nediji4rjoij4ro I think it was Lileikis. I wanna say the first name was Alexander

[@nediji4rjoij4ro]

@ i couldn’t find any information with that.

[@Slaktrax]

Why do you block out parts of the scenes? It's like having Parental Guidance on everything when all you need do is have a warning at the intro. Geez, it's getting worse, the sight of a dead body could cause a trauma. 😒

[@rdb9936]

As it should. These brave men and women gave their lives for freedom of speech and democracy. The irony, that a multibillion dollar cooperation now censors these principles in a documentary about them.

[@Random_merkava_enjoyer]

The video whould be taken down if a dead body was shown. Now go Watch a WW2 documentary where that is allowed

[@Damaged7]

Take it up with youtube.

[@kevinvilmont6061]

“Man’s inhumanity to man.” it tests the limits of comprehension.

[@zillsburyy1]

ANOTHER thumbs down for censor stories

[@_M_a_r_t_i_n_M]

Thank you for saving me an hour kind sir! Yeah, this 'new speak' is making media nearly unwatchable. it's worse than the "BLEEP" and blurred faces/mouths of 1990s Television. If you are so sensitive that you cannot handle mere words, then you are probably just watching the wrong channel. There are MANY, MANY other channels, who use these new words the Useful Woke Idiots adore, and who adhere to all of their -isms and cater to their phobias. And if the issue is honestly just mere feelings from family stories and the sort, just frickin skip the 'recommendation' and pick a topic you can stomach. KZbin is running their viewer base off the platform. More and more creators are uploading more and more of their content onto Rumble, making it now a near-competitor platform. I would say that it is maybe 35% of the way there. YT is digging it's own grave at this point.

[@iandawe948]

Instead of leaving a pointless comment on the makers video. Why not get in touch with youtube, and tell them how you feel about their stupid guidelines. If more people did that, rather than moan on a video. They might take notice. Until then nothing will change, sadly

[@Damaged7]

Then go after youtube, don't punish the channel.

[@desthomas8970]

What is the point of showing censored images. Rather not show them at all.

[@lupus19681]

and to think that even today there are apologists for these wretched criminals and they justify these heinous acts

[@peterwoodhouse3239]

Where can I view a non blurred version of this?

[@lvdv4645]

They have a app, but its payed online

[@Surri5809]

You wifi trash, my videos fine

[@robertmather7696]

Its a UK TV documentary before posted to KZbin thats why its blurred to comply with graphic content rules

[@Frarkles]

Netflix

[@snapdragon6601]

IKR. I can't stand the way KZbin censors educational and historical documentaries. It's important that people are aware of what happened so that it won't happen again.

[@junestanich7888]

Agree there’s too much blurred out

[@Hobbes4ever]

gotta love those blurred out documentaries. as if nothing bad happened if they just censored everything

[@megancrager4397]

Ironic, isn't it

[@zhoopdydoo]

It's funny how this documentary is about the horrors of censorship and depravity, yet it itself is being censored. (its not exactly funny, more scary if you asked me)

[@mwfrost3427]

It's youtube, you can find the uncensored video

[@tatjanaarandelovic9555]

Thank you for this very well done documentary ❤. But could KZbin stop censor everything and blur everything out? x

[@doraramos2930]

Thank you for this document ❤

[@morenakrushelnisky7350]

Why censor the true horror, stop sugar coating the truth. I am so tired of “it is too horrible to show” that is why people think that it didn’t happened.

[@sab4793]

RIP to all the soldiers that died during ww1 and ww2.

[@paulbrasile8654]

Cold blooded murder how discusting and the cowards standing around watching and participating.

[@etelkacsonka]

The blurring hides the cruelty of their action. Best is just to show how beastly human kind can be.

[@krisfrederick5001]

They were "just following orders" like the rest. Yes. That of War criminals.

[@kxmalahov]

90 000 did not follow. you always had a choice..

[@jackkunkel]

Excellent documentary, but the censorship ruins it. These videos should be required to print an upfront warning that they're censored.

[@ToniJarvie]

Right, l need to explain what l stated below about the constant blurring. I was watching another WW2 documentary when l came across your explanation regarding KZbin's condition to airing these stories - the blurring of the worst scenes - to prevent young or sensitive viewers from seeing such horrors. So l thank you for this explanation and urge other viewers to look for this extensive reason when watching WW2 stories. ☘️🙏👍🌿

[@LindaYariger]

Not a good excuse at all.

[@tommyau2006]

I think I need to visit my optician..............my vision is blurred at times watching this

[@JudeNance]

MANS INHUMANITY TO MAN😢😢😢😢😢

[@carlabroderick5508]

Complain to KZbin about censorship, it is not fault of the producer.

[@ronalddunne3413]

It's the "fault of the producer" if they don't move to a more truth-receptive venue such as Rumble or some other. KZbin isnt the only game in town and they deserve to be dumped on account of their disregard for the truth.

[@shannnichol6044]

Stop blanking out things FFS. These youngsters NEED to see the bloody truth !!! Not snowflake it for their "offended" brains

[@servicepilot6342]

We don't want to have the images blurred

[@iandawe948]

Complain to youtube then

[@chrismoore7287]

It's impossible to even comprehend the complete evil that took place. Did they not know that they would face GOD and answer for their atrocities??

[@jimdeman4389]

God ? What GOD???

[@jimdeman4389]

What loving GOD would even allow this ????

[@jimdeman4389]

Get real

[@durdicavasiljevic7705]

Toliko su zdovi visoku cenu platili i do dana danasnjeg su u velikoj opasnosti od kollektiven mrznje,ja ih podrzavam u svemu,imaju pravo da se brane i da se svete

[@taurondur]

I ja ih podržavam!

[@mikeanderson4401]

KZbin needs a competitor. Someone with less wokerati nanny ideas about what people are allowed to see. The idea that one outfit in the USA will decide what the world is allowed to see is intolerable.

[@markhelbraun5425]

Well done history segment.

[@simoncolston8825]

Why the censorship doesn’t make any sense, it just plain stupid

[@ilostmypickle]

Nice intro!!! Well done!

[@1951timbo]

Stop blurring pictures.

[@christopherjohnson6056]

Time will never erase the guilt that the Latvian people have to carry with them, they all participated and covered up this horrific acts.

[@damonmelendez856]

Nobody is guilty for what their ancestors did, that’s ridiculous. What about the descendants of the Communists? We can’t hold their children responsible, just as we can’t hold the Jewish people responsible for persecuting Christ.

[@robertlexa3719]

That's right, even those being born now, they're so bloody guilty. Just saying

[@christopherjohnson6056]

@@robertlexa3719 I presume that’s sarcasm, it should never be forgotten by all generations of Latvian people , they should know what their grandparents and great grandparents did.

[@damonmelendez856]

@@christopherjohnson6056 Christianity does not recognize blood guilt. The Jews are not held individually responsible for what their forefathers did to Christ.

[@christopherjohnson6056]

@@damonmelendez856 that’s if you believe in what the Bible tells you. You could tell me that Alice in wonderland is true as well.

[@ronalddunne3413]

Thumb down for censorship. If it's blurred out, IT'S A LIE AND NEVER HAPPENED! These videos are available in entirety elsewhere.

[@CamvanAken]

I honestly can't see the point of watching historical documentaries with 3/4 of the footage blurred out. Censorship smacks of puerile fascism.

[@ejm9716]

Ridiculous censorship of the film. Just start with a warning and then show it as it is!

[@mariaedwards6371]

Thank you for an excellent program.

[@JesseJoyce-cj2xg]

Don’t you mean “thank you for an excellent pogrom”?

[@stephenwright8824]

Death and misery don't sell widgets, is the KZbin philosophy. Thus all the godsdamned blurring.

[@latvianson7980]

Whats the point of this video if you censor the horror. KZbin absolutely pathetic.....

[@markrowland1366]

What a terrible thing to contemplate.

[@cliffgray9822]

What point is it to watch blurring???

[@ancilodon]

Amazing how much Arajs looked like Klaus Barbie.

[@popcornhead3479]

Shame they ruin these videos by not narrating the different languages! I don't speak Latvian so it's a waste of time to listen

[@justanopinion_really]

Censoring the horrors perpetrated on the victims is editing history. If you want people to learn about history, it needs to be shown in its entirety.

[@babyboomerinc]

No voice translation - otherwise good ww2 history vid with or without blurring

[@fraseredk7433]

Can a Latvian explain the conduct of their parents and grandparents ?

[@JesseJoyce-cj2xg]

@fraseredk7433 Why should they? How does it reflect on them in any way?

[@megancrager4397]

​@JesseJoyce-cj2xg it doesn't. But do they at least understand it? Do they understand the motivations of their ancestors?

[@fraseredk7433]

@@megancrager4397 exactly my point

[@jpintans]

As it says in documentary they believed in freedom. One might label some parts of ww2 in region as civil war because locals entered both sides of armies and ended up killing each other. Bright example of what consequences awaits one if believed everything written in newspapers (media).

[@Crimson19977]

​@@megancrager4397we understand the motivations of our ancestors very well. It was to protect Latvia from red terror.

[@beakandsnout2813]

Where are the uncensored photos at?

[@jakowako7157]

Great short term,looking over ur back long term

[@lorenzbroll101]

Horrors like this should be documented, but it's a pity that the creators did not mention WHY the massacres occurred, e.g. Jews involved with the Soviet. A bit 2-dimensional, really?

[@megancrager4397]

Can't fit everything in a couple hours

[@megancrager4397]

But they did mention the nazis accused them of being communist. You must've missed it.

[@JesseJoyce-cj2xg]

A bit of an aside: I don’t understand how Mossad can murder civilians in other countries, without trial or cooperation with the governments of said countries, and not be labeled a terrorist state. I don’t see any other comments addressing this. Regardless of how much I may sympathize with their motivations, why is one country allowed a free pass to break international law?

[@megancrager4397]

Ask the UN

[@dipankarlahiry8045]

Go to ICJ & ask?

[@ileanaacacostaacosta1813]

The Mossad had to do it why because those Latin American countries like Argentina and Uruguay were not going to extradite these criminals to Israel they protected them that is why they kidnapped Eichmann in Argentina but even then they kept protecting them they had no respect for the Jews well something had to be done don't you think

[@Crimson19977]

What do you think? The answer to your question is quite simple.

[@marcelvanooijen7790]

To blur historic facts in this kind of videos is a crime,...and a shame of YOU TUBE !!!!

[@dorotheapapathanasiouzuhrt4582]

Germany did not declare war to the Soviet Union as the narrator says. It simply invaded it.

[@mattclements1348]

It makes more sense wen u learn the history, and how they thought Jews were behind bulshavisom ( of course there not) and what the bulshavicts did to there country. Not excusing it ,once again. U have to really explain yourself lest someone takes ur comment in the wrong way. I also heard the killers had problems because of killing regular ppl everyday,it's awful,were not ment to do that to each other

[@NoOneLikesVegans]

They weren't killing "their own people" thougg. Not sure why people still fail to understand this.

[@VonTrep-g5g]

Semitically approved programming!!

[@JesseJoyce-cj2xg]

Yeah, I mean, you’re definitely not wrong

[@megancrager4397]

Multiple truths can coexist ya know

[@Wilhelm5381]

what are you getting at?

[@majorjohnathanlamey9918]

No wonder a lot of this history is being denied all over the EUROPEAN and other countries. OMG!

[@joselozada5838]

Censored images make the facts Nulified ,Void , and useless 👎

[@anemarie2984]

The world turn their back

[@jonfox8010]

What is it with the stupid censoring? Are we all children that need to be protected from the truth? This censorship is only a short step from banning all such films and denying these ever took place. Freedom of speech applies to KZbin videos, THERE SHOULD BE NO CENSORSHIP IN A FREE SOCIETY!

[@lovesallanimals9948]

Not watching because of the censor ship

[@fokkerd3red618]

The Censorship is more than i can tolerate. You Tube has gone to far.

[@lovesallanimals9948]

STOP CENSORING!!!!!!!

[@mohammedsaysrashid3587]

It was an informative and wonderful historical coverage documentary about the recent history of Latvia 🇱🇻 focused on WW2 years and systematic annihilation of Jewish ✡️ communities there..by Anzax A groups and Latvian 🇱🇻 collaboration with the Nazism Anzax groups hands... nationalism is always embraced racism, corruption, depression, depressed governments. And economy destruction...Nationalism brutalities and realities are not less brutal and crucially than socialism ( communism) everywhere and every time

[@twwap294]

Blacked out screens? 👎

[@cherylsumner5240]

Absolutely disliked the old man who said what happened to the Jews...boring and really awful

[@mtwiner9981]

I agree, if you're going to censor topic such as these you are going to loss all creditability. The reality of this must be seen and if you can't look at it, go watch feel good tv. As a video hosting site if you can't handle showing it just remove the videos and I will gladly move to whomever has the courage and intestinal fortitude to show the true and KZbin will become a relic of history.

[@kxmalahov]

now Arajs is a hero in Latvia. is that even normal for modern society??? They are marching every year!!!, but Europe see this as march against Russians, which is completely wrong. The monuments against these people are demolished, our government are against 80 000 Latvians who did fight against fascism and did die. Latvian politicians are spiting in real Latvian heros grave. It is so sad to watch how history is re-writing. Sad times.

[@JannyBesmircher]

Are you dumb? Latvia would have been worse off without the Germans. Look at all the other former Soviet Union satelite states.

[@Surri5809]

It all starts with the education just like in America knocking down monuments trying to make people stupid. Let your government run rampant look. What's going on in Ukraine? Keep it up, you'll see

[@Padfoot612]

No he is not. You are vomitting russian propaganda.

[@Padfoot612]

No he is not. You are repeating russian propaganda.

[@kxmalahov]

@@Padfoot612 So, he is not a hero, but a murderer. Russia is a country, use a capital letter, thanks.

[@MsErik69]

And the RAF exterminated German civillians by bombing and the US droped two big bombs on Japan, but hardly ever any bad talk about that , only Germany.

[@Ex-MuslimMuhammad-o4d]

Well the Nazis and Japanese asked for total war and they got it

[@bashakruk]

This document is about war in Europe, find document about far east wars and watch it ....moron

[@mr.niceguy1812]

I was lucky to meet a lovely Jewess from Riga, along with her mum & 4 yo son. Considering we're in Kanada, it was like seeing a family of unicorns. ✌❤

[@TylerSmith-ld3lt]

The latvian jews welcomed the soviets and worked with them during their rule before the war; that's why the latvians did what they did

[@caryblack5985]

Does not excuse mass murder.

[@TylerSmith-ld3lt]

i agree

[@Human-le9nt]

And they never de-nazified like the Lithuanians, Poles, Ukrainians, East Germans.

[@lamenzies]

Latvians were also among those who worked with the Soviets, and Jews were among those buried alongside Latvian Christians having been murdered by the Soviets. Indeed, there is much evidence to support a claim that a number of those Latvian collaborators turned and worked with the Nazis. Similar was seen in Ukraine.

[@AMP-pr5zq]

Maybe some might comment that they hope Putin takes over Latavia because they are "all" neo-Nazis like you?

[@charlestonchanming9251]

Censored videos are 🗑️🗑️🚮🚮. Bring back 😂the old KZbin.

[@stephenloy3535]

I never knew he was in the Sicherheitsdienst

[@mikebacherl2490]

The older I get, and the more that I see...it becomes even more difficult for me to understand Humans! Let's say the Bible is correct...that God, before the Great Flood...saw that every "Thought" of man was "Evil"...and there was much "violence" in the World! God decided to bring an end to all Life on the Earth (on the ground above water)...and He did this (some think He did this also to end the suffering man was causing)! QUESTION: Is there alot of evil in the World today...that man has a propensity for doing wrong? Before you answer, remember that in the Twentieth Century alone...it has been estimated that 100,000,000 People have been killed in wars alone (Soldiers & Civilians)!!!

[@tommyau2006]

evil abounded then and yet it still abounds

[@francismotherway1490]

THE TRUTH HURTS - ESPECIALLY FOR FASCISTS OUT THERE

[@mariorossi4050]

again bluring images another channel to block as not intrresting

[@robertmather7696]

Don't be silly, it's because of KZbin policy not because they don't want to show it. Its a TV documentary before posted to KZbin

[@iandawe948]

​@@robertmather7696 A pity, they dont blur some of these comments moaning about blurring out 🤣🤣🤣

[@EXPERTENKWRITER]

Looking forward to a documentary about the AFRICAN AMERICANS HOLOCAUST in the Deep South..........

[@madarsaltens2465]

As a Latvian - get your facts straight. Unfortunately only winners of war write history and regardless of German or Soviet win in Latvian territory, Latvians would lose. You ought to mention the executions of Latvians by Soviets and Germans during that time. That number is way higher than that of the minorities. By both sides. In both world wars we were forced to kill our factual brothers because of the draft and the youngest possible age for being drafted ending up in the result of the older brother being drafted by one side, and the younger one by the other. There are instances of brothers killing brothers in the trenches. It is disgusting to watch how you portray our people who were not even 1 thousand who did it. You portray a whole nation of 2 mil people through 1 thousand of scum bags. Disgusting.

[@reefermadnezz9819]

It took One Guard to Guard One thousand jews..it took Three guards to Guard One Maori Soldier...Why

[@kenrichards820]

One guard to 1,000 is not correct.

[@katewestgate8382]

I guess "War Stories" would rather profit than be true to honest history to show all.... I am ashamed of this site to only care about the money.....I will NOT be subscribing to your greed.

[@ThelastREALAFRICAN]

They will cry when they face our GOD and SAVIOR. YAHWEH GOD of Abraham Isaac and Jacob

[@stevensteelforce2701]

И контратака продолжается до конца.

[@benderx8837]

is this a fake ai video?

[@jrobertsoneff]

If u don;t show images it goes in one ear and out the other.

[@iandawe948]

Just like trying to explain to people like you. That its because of youtubes guidelines. What part of that cant you grasp ffs

[@larshedstrom4223]

Many got away with it typical!

[@jimdeman4389]

Yea the pope and the Catholic Church helped thousands of Nazis escape justice

[@jimdeman4389]

That' a fact!!!

[@harryhole5786]

Why is it censored, thumbs down for Google & KZbin. We live in the 21th century but those enterprises got stuck in the 20th. Go back, go broke, close down.

[@elisabethshelley4758]

what is kosher and what does it mean

[@Jaxson-q3d]

It is what Jewish people are allowed to or not allowed to eat based on Jewish religious law. For example Jews are allowed to eat chicken and some fish but they are not allowed to eat meat such as steaks, hot dogs, and ham burgers. Look up Jewish dietary laws on google or Wikipedia and then you will get further context and knowledge about it.

[@tonywright-p5p]

stop hiding the truth.

[@davecopp9356]

What is history than a fable agreed upon. Napoleon

[@patrickrichards2577]

✨🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿✨😳✨😱✨🤯✨.

[@alexmurphy6131]

im not subscribing to this anymore because of the censoring

[@mwfrost3427]

Then get off youtube, the documentary isn't censored youtube guidelines did

[@alexmurphy6131]

@@mwfrost3427 really you don't say

[@megancrager4397]

​@@mwfrost3427funny. I've seen other similar content not censored. Why is that?

[@patrickrichards2577]

✨🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿✨🥰✨👍✨♥️✨🤗✨.

[@Surri5809]

Genetics sure made the Nazis look dumb😮

[@ToniJarvie]

You make such a fine documentary then spoil it all with the blurrs!! What's the point??? I have no further interest in watching any more of your documentaries, you obliterate it's true worth! Good bye... 🤷😣

[@iandawe948]

Dont bang the door on your way out will you

[@abdihagar9902]

What about what is happening in gaza now that is worst then what happened then

[@pdecrinis]

The map shown is not accurate.