Definition of Collaborator, Perpetrator, and Bystander

German allies

can also be considered guilty they aided and encouraged the persecution on jews some held nazi leadership roles as well as members of the SS or Einsatzgruppen

Ordinary Germans

can be considered guilty because they benefited off the mass murder of jews they received goods from the government that had been confiscated from camp prisoners they could buy things for very cheap from jews in the ghettos

Challenge

challenges arise when deciding who is responsible and who is not

Perpetrator and collaborators are considered at fault

ordinary Germans, governments and state, and citizens in areas occupied by the Reich can all be considered perpetrators

Bystanders

people who are present but not involved they were aware of what was going on but did not fight against it America could be considered a bystander as well as Aryan citizens of Nazi occupied Europe

Perpetrators

people who commit illegal acts the main perpetrators considered are the Nazi party, Adolf Hitler, other Nazi leaders, and the Einsatzgruppen

Collaborators

people who willingly work with the an enemy nation countries that aided in the deportations of jews such as Poland, France, and Italy Or who actively took part in the act of murder such as Slovakia

Last Jew Of Treblinka

the Polish peasants who wanted to turn Rajchman in for a reward can be seen as collaborators The peasants that refused to help would be seen as bystanders The guards who actively killed are seen as perpetrators

Slovakia

they started deportations earlier than asked too all countries that refused to take in jewish refugees could also be seen as guilty

Ordinary Men

The men who actively killed can be seen as perpetrators Compared to the men who refused to kill, they would be classified as Bystanders