History for the Curious – The Jewish History Podcast
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