You can't say, 'We shall win the war, and then we'll worry about the refugees.'. That day, they were able to witness 8,000 Jews from Krakow gassed and burned. Ambition knows no bounds, nor does corruption in a political thriller. I regarded John Pehle as one of the great American heroes, and he said, 'We did too little, and we did too late.'.

He sees the War Refugee Board as a place where he can do some good. Closed Captioning. He grew up in Latvia and was an incredibly intelligent man. -When people saw the level of detail in this atrocity, they recognized that this was something different. A new episode of PBS’ Secrets of the Dead, premiering tonight, “Bombing Auschwitz,” explores the dilemma facing the Allies in 1944 as they debated bombing … He's trying to get it to the Jewish Agency in Jerusalem. ', Then he said, 'Get anything out of the Air Force you can and invoke me if necessary.'. This video is only available in GBH Passport, a member benefit that provides extended access to quality PBS streaming video. -Since early summer 1942, at least 1.5 million Jews have been killed. Secrets of the Dead. ♪♪ -This is the period in the whole history of Auschwitz where the killing reaches its frenzied climax. ♪♪ ♪♪ -This killing complex can turn several thousands of human beings into ash in just 24 hours.

-Rabbi Stephen Weisz, the head of the World Jewish Congress, organizes a rally in Madison Square Park in New York City on July 31, 1944, and about 40,000 Americans attend this rally. -I wish the British or the Americans had pushed for this target to have been bombed as a statement of principle, as a statement to the Nazis that this is atrocious, and we as the human species will not stand for it. -And we learned finally what happened, all those who went to the left. A new episode of PBS’ Secrets of the Dead, “Bombing Auschwitz,” explores the dilemma facing the Allies in 1944 as they debated bombing the camp and risking killing Jewish prisoners there to stop future atrocities. -The Pacific war was going on for the Americans, and that was an immense, Herculean effort. Want more KPBS news?Find us on Twitter and Facebook, or sign up for our newsletters. KPBS' daily news podcast covering local politics, education, health, environment, the border and more. -But McCloy is not inclinedto divert resources from the war because the war was at such a critical moment at that point in time. They were very pleased with that result. -Eden would've interpreted it as, 'Act quickly. Should the Allies have risked killing Auschwitz prisoners and bombed the camp to stop future atrocities? Never before have so many Jews been killed so quickly in Auschwitz-Birkenau as in the period between May and July 1944. -Every target that was attacked was attacked after specialized intelligence was applied to it. -The first 4,000 Jews were sent by train from Hungary to Auschwitz. Information, download

(21 Jan 2020). ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ -For 3 days and 3 nights, we were locked into that box... -Every morning, we were traveling. COPY TO CLIPBOARD. -Allied forces had landedsuccessfully in France on D Day. -John Pehle at the War Refugee Board finally received the full 'Protocol' in early November. -The extermination of the Jews was carried out in great secrecy. Stalin basically destroyed the entire German Army in some of the greatest battles of modern history. An Oxford Films production for BBC, in association with Ventana-Film GmbH and THIRTEEN PRODUCTIONS LLC for WNET. -It is urged by all sources of this information in Slovakia and Hungary that vital sections of the rail lines be bombed. -All this was done with force? It's about what the War Department wants. They also urge that the camps of Auschwitz and Birkenau, especially the gas chambers and crematoriums, recognizable by their high chimneys, be bombed from the air. They didn't care. Now in its 18th season, Secrets of the Dead continues to captivate PBS viewers on air, online and beyond, using the latest scientific discoveries to challenge prevailing ideas and throw fresh light on historical events. Weissmandl's transmission reached Roswell McClelland at the War Refugee Board in neutral Switzerland. SHARE. ♪♪ -Is this it? These people had no idea where they were going. ♪♪ -At the end of January, a large convoy of French and Dutch Jews arrived at Auschwitz, but only a small proportion of those reached the camp. -...with a tiny window for air and one pail for bodily needs, which turned out to be very, very embarrassing and unpleasant. Secrets of the Dead: Bombing Auschwitz is an Oxford Films production for BBC, in association with Ventana-Film GmbH and THIRTEEN Productions LLC for WNET. What we should need to do now is examine its feasibility with the Air Ministry. -I said, 'My God, you know, finally they have arrived,' and I said, 'Keep bombing the hell out of this place no matter what happens.'. Join historians, survivors and experts as they consider one of the great moral dilemmas of the 20th century. Season 18 Episode 2. The truth about the Auschwitz death camp was one of the most closely guarded secrets of the Third Reich. He had watched them go to Auschwitz, and now he's reading about what happened to them. He certainly still had family and friends back in Europe. -They were flying to many targets right in the vicinity of Auschwitz, so these airplanes were, in fact, within range of attacking the crematoria at Birkenau. Ambition knows no bounds, nor does corruption in this political thriller. Thank you for helping us improve PBS Video. Click to copy the fixed iFrame Copy . One fear that they had was, they didn't want to turn the war into a Jewish war because the future of the world was at stake. ","premiered_on":"2020-01-21","encored_on":"2020-01-21","nola":"","language":"en","updated_at":"2020-03-19T21:57:14.852606Z","season":{"id":"619cd7e2-d556-45eb-a54c-5a8e62b9b76a","type":"season","links":{"self":"https://media.services.pbs.org/api/v1/seasons/619cd7e2-d556-45eb-a54c-5a8e62b9b76a/"},"attributes":{"ordinal":18,"title":"","title_sortable":"","updated_at":"2020-07-07T16:21:57.009676Z"}},"show":{"id":"10449ead-e544-4031-9650-a5492641a5ae","type":"show","links":{"self":"https://media.services.pbs.org/api/v1/shows/10449ead-e544-4031-9650-a5492641a5ae/"},"attributes":{"title":"Secrets of the Dead","title_sortable":"Secrets of the Dead","slug":"secrets-of-the-dead","display_episode_number":true,"updated_at":"2020-06-02T21:21:59.408203Z"}},"links":[]},"primary_post_id":"4804","title":"Bombing Auschwitz 75th Anniversary Preview","description_long":"Join historians, survivors and experts as they consider one of the great moral dilemmas of the 20th century. 'The Western Allies hate the Jews more than we do.'. On Dec. 3, 1944, The Washington Post published an editorial on the atrocities in Auschwitz with the headline “Genocide,” marking the first time the word appeared in a national newspaper. S18 E2: Bombing Auschwitz. Also, isn't this a thing for our Soviet allies, anyway, being much closer to theintended target than us, I mean. ♪♪ -Auschwitz is a massive place, and it builds up over time and in different ways, so the first camp is Auschwitz I, which opens in 1940. -The photographs covered a wide area, more than just the IG Farben site itself. -All the excuses for not bombing Auschwitz omit the most compelling reason for bombing Auschwitz. Now, this took precedence over everything. We've been given corroborative evidence, too. publishes an editorial entitled 'Genocide.'.

American bombers were attacking targets deep in Eastern Europe, including Poland. -And we think some kind ofreprisal needs to be considered, something that will act as a deterrence to Germany. Rumors about Auschwitz were stoking public outrage. Who was Vincent van Gogh? Eden summoned the head of the Air Ministry, Sir Archibald Sinclair, to discuss the feasibility of a raid. -The War Refugee Board was established by Roosevelt in early 1944, and it was the only body anywhere in the world which specifically had the task of rescuing Jews. Join historians, survivors and experts as they consider one of the great moral dilemmas of the 20th century. -Auschwitz becomes the center of the Holocaust, and the catalyst for that is the German invasion of Hungary in March 1944. The target was the nearby IG Farben factory. Preview: Season 18 Episode 2 | 30s You can't have a courier go in and out, so Roswell McClelland sends a cable and said, 'As soon as I can, you'll get the whole thing.'. They didn't want to do it. Once safe, they recounted what they left behind. They had to be brave. Would an Allied attack on Auschwitz have stopped future atrocities? -The Germans took anything they could grasp for propaganda purposes, so there would've been a struggle over the narrative of who was being more brutal. Bombing Auschwitz. var wnetvid_player_4777_27 = {"player_id":"wnetvid_player_4777_27","data":{"post_id":"4777","content_id":"c1884edb-754f-44ab-a1b5-8dfa22422e3c","updated_at":"2019-12-16T18:37:42.071852Z","availability":"public","expiration_date":null,"premiered_on":"2020-01-21","type":"preview","tp_media_id":"3036427133","encored_on":"2020-01-21","latest_airdate":"2020-01-21","parent_id":"e72079d5-0f60-4495-8f2c-8a273788237c","parent_type":"episode","episode_ordinal":"2","parent_title":"Bombing Auschwitz","season_id":"619cd7e2-d556-45eb-a54c-5a8e62b9b76a","season_ordinal":"18","parent_raw_metadata":{"ordinal":2,"segment":"","title":"Bombing Auschwitz","title_sortable":"Bombing Auschwitz","slug":"bombing-auschwitz-qdqbhh","tms_id":"EP003644950118","description_short":"Would an Allied attack on Auschwitz have stopped future atrocities? -While the Allies concentrated on the battlefield, 'The Protocol' gained momentum. He now realized the full horror that awaited those who were forced to leave.

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