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Part Two: The Young, Evil God of Death: Reinhard Heydrich

Behind the Bastards

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The Wehrmacht Shooting Babies

In 1942, Reinhard Heydrich convenes a third meeting of top Nazi officials from across the Reich. The agenda was simple and focused to devise a plan that would render a final solution to the Jewish question in Europe. Various gruesome proposals were discussed, including mass sterilization and deportation to the island of Madagascar. Although the word extermination was never uttered during the meeting, the implication was clear. Anyone who survived the egregious conditions of a work camp would be treated accordingly.

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