Major Plagge stood out from other Nazi's and that was the problem that the Allies never confronted head on. Why were so few Nazi's totally devoid of empathy/humanity, whatever you want to call it? The documentary tells a good story about one courageous man who found a few other good men to provide a safe haven for a few hundred Jewish prisoners who found jobs as auto mechanics even though they had to learn about auto repair starting from scratch. Plagge not only protected the novice mechanics but also their families. The SS wing of the Nazi party were particularly brutal and heartless and their behavior is chronicled here as well. Unfortunately more Nazi's acted like them instead of like Major Plagge. As the story unfolds, we come to understand why Plagge, after the war, was still conflicted and filled with guilt. Others saw him as hero but he himself did not. I found this movie because one of my neighbors told me some of his relatives were saved by Plagge. This is worth watching to see both the good and evil in our world that still exists today in a different form.
The Good Nazi
2018
Biography / Documentary / History / War
The Good Nazi
2018
Biography / Documentary / History / War
7.2Keywords: nazinazi officer
Plot summary
It tells the story of Major Karl Plagge, a Nazi officer who, during the Holocaust, was commandant of a forced labor camp called "HKP" in Vilnius, Lithuania. In reality, he was sheltering hundreds of Jewish families. By the end, many were saved in hiding places dug into the ground and carved into the walls. Many more were executed by the SS and buried in a mass grave. Today, the former "HKP" is unchanged. A group of scientists arrive to locate the hiding places of those that were saved and identify the mass grave of those who were murdered. A child survivor of the camp and an American physician, whose mother was saved by Major Plagge, join them. The film tracks their three stories and, ultimately, brings to light the unknown tale of a Schindler-type German who listened to his conscience, instead of his superiors.
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Why weren't there more Good Nazi's?
Very moving
Although short in length this documentary is a must watch for the incredibly moving survivor stories of the people who escaped death at Vilnius as children and returned to its halls as old men with still fresh memories of the horrors they experienced there.
Well worth watching
A very well done documentary about the fate of Jews in Vilnius during WWII and a Nazi officer who tried to protect them.