Inside of Nazi Germany, there were many military groups and battalions that played a key part in the mass genocide of the Jewish population in Europe. The author, Browning, of Ordinary Men primarily focuses on one battalion. His focus lies on the Reserve Police Battalion 101 because they were ordinary civilian men that over a quick time frame became a major player in the liquidation of the Jewish population to achieve judenfrei; a Europe free of Jews. Browning follows this battalion group to give insight as to how ‘ordinary’ men could be turned into effective killers and commit their crimes in the manner that they were carried out. The author writes to prove how easy it is to take ordinary men and have them become extremely effective killers.
