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Part of a series focusing on the camps run by the Nazis during WW II, "The Liberation of Majdanek" recounts the atrocities committed by the Nazis at Majdanek, the only operational concentration camp at the time of its liberation. Located near Lublin, Poland, 2 million people were murdered at this Nazi extermination camp. Though the subject is compelling, the production quality leaves much to be desired. Firstly, the narrator uses a dull, monotonous voice without much emotion at all. A lot of the archival footage (I believe this was shot by the liberating Red Army forces) is dark and shaky. This production could have used better restoration. There is some compelling footage here, including one of survivors facing the Nazis at a Russian tribunal. I wish there had been contemporary interviews with survivors, and historians' perspectives of the camp, especially since Majdanek is not covered as widely as other extermination camps like Auschwitz and Dachau. © Simon Wiesenthal Center NOTE: ANY ANTISEMITE COMMENT WILL BE DELETED AND HIS CREATOR REPORTED.