It is common knowledge that argentina was a safe haven for many nazis after world war ii. Argentina was full of nazi spies and argentine officers and diplomats held important positions in axis europe. Mar 19, 2012 secret files reveal 9,000 nazi war criminals fled to south america after wwii. Most, however, escaped through italy to argentina, either through spain the iberian route or via rome and genoa the vatican route. Mar 05, 2020 files discovered in argentina reveal the names of 12,000 nazis who lived there in the 1930s and many had swiss bank accounts, researchers say. Apr 19, 2018 a submarine linked to rumours that adolf hitler survived and escaped to argentina in a uboat has been discovered lying wrecked at the bottom of the north sea between denmark and norway. He fled to argentina with the help of charles lescat, also collaborator of je suis partout. Jul 21, 2015 natural sound a former nazi ss captain has been extradited from argentina, nearly fifty years after he fled to south america. Allegedly, argentinia president general juan peron sold 10,000 blank argentine passports to odessa and the many nazis who arrived in south america using fake argentine identities can prove this version.
Aksel andersen born june 18, 1924 age 95 denmark belarus last known location. Argentina, for one, was already home to hundreds of thousands of german immigrants and had maintained close ties to germany during the war. Argentina welcomed hundreds if not thousands of them. Mar 23, 2015 thousands of nazis were welcomed in argentina after the war by former president juan peron, who led the nation from 1946 to 1955 and for a short while again in the 1970s. Documents show evidence argentina aided escaped nazis the. Names of 250 nazi war criminals still in hiding revealed may 18, 1987.
We all know who hitler was and that our history books say that he died in 1945 in a suicide pact with his newlywed, eva braun. The list, found in interior ministry archives in buenos aires, was originally prepared by argentinas special commission to research antiargentine activities, based a raid on the nowdefunct german union of labor syndicates. German submarine used by escaping nazis washes up on the. The quiet alpine town in argentina that housed thousands of nazis after the war and hitler may have been one 9,000 nazi cronies fled to bariloche. Mar 04, 2020 an argentine investigator, pedro filipuzzi, has shared a list of some 12,000 names of nazis in argentina with the simon wisenthal center. Red cross and vatican helped thousands of nazis to escape.
A list of 12000 names of nazis has been uncovered in argentina, connecting credit suisse to massive amounts of illgotten gains, the simon. How thousands of nazis were rewarded with life in the u. Jun 20, 2017 the main hypothesis among investigators and member of argentinas jewish community is that they were brought to argentina by a highranking nazi or nazis after world war ii, when the south. By the late 1940s, much of south america, particularly brazil, chile and argentina, was a haven for thousands of nazis eluding justice. He was extradited to israel and executed by hanging in 1962, after a highly publicized trial. What did the vatican know about nazi escape routes. During world war ii and the years that followed, argentina and other south american countries famously became save havens for nazis, because they were run by fascist military dictators. Ratlines were a system of escape routes for nazis and other fascists fleeing europe in the aftermath of world war ii. Secret files reveal 9,000 nazi war criminals fled to south. Natural sound a former nazi ss captain has been extradited from argentina, nearly fifty years after he fled to south america. The connection between the church and the nazis is quite shocking.
Nazi name lists in argentina may reveal loot in swiss bank. Argentine files show huge effort to harbor nazis the new. Why did the fleeing nazi leaders choose to go to argentina at the end of the war. The names of 12,000 nazis who fled to argentina have been revealed by a newlydiscovered list found in an old storage room in buenos aires. Files discovered in argentina reveal the names of 12,000 nazis living who lived there in the 1930s and had swiss bank accounts. As the story goes, he and eva braun fled to an idyllic argentinian town after the second world war and died there of old age. The 7 most notorious nazis who escaped to south america. Nazi germany nurtured this sympathy, promising important trade concessions after the war. This list has been divided into four sections for reasons of length. Many of the nazis who escaped to south america were never brought to justice. This is not meant to be a list of every person who was ever a member of the nazi party. Jan, 2018 by the late 1940s, much of south america, particularly brazil, chile and argentina, was a haven for thousands of nazis eluding justice.
The idea that hitlers deputy somehow escaped to argentina is an integral part of the nazisinsouthamerica myth, and a key element of ira levins novel the boys from brazil and the 1978. Jun 21, 2017 the quiet alpine town in argentina that housed thousands of nazis after the war and hitler may have been one 9,000 nazi cronies fled to bariloche, where they continued to celebrate the third. The red cross and the vatican both helped thousands of nazi war criminals and collaborators to escape after the second world war, according to a book that pulls together evidence from unpublished. Josef mengele, known as doctor death, who carried out sick experiments. The united statesbased simon wiesenthal centre, wellknown for monitoring down nazis, has requested credit score suisse to spot the dormant financial institution accounts. Jan 22, 2020 in the end, these nazis had little lasting impact on argentina. The main hypothesis among investigators and member of argentinas jewish community is that they were brought to argentina by a highranking nazi or. A list of notable people who were at some point a member of the defunct nazi party nsdap. He fled germany at the end of the war via a ratline to south america, and was captured by the mossad in argentina. A newly discovered cache of documents appears to identify more than 12,000 nazis who lived in argentina in the 1930s and who had one or more bank accounts. We are a group of those who will never forget the nazis crimes so we decided, in the name of justice, to execute him. After germanys defeat in ww2, why did so many of its. The mossads botched assassination attempts on nazi war. Buenos aires, argentina among the nazi fugitives associated with using argentina as a refuge are the following.
Over the years, multiple different bishops have been arrested for helping nazis to freedom. Stangl escaped germany after the war and was eventually arrested in brazil, in 1967. These escape routes mainly led toward havens in latin america, particularly argentina, paraguay, colombia, brazil, uruguay, mexico, peru, guatemala, ecuador, and bolivia, as well as the united states, spain and switzerland there were two primary routes. The five primary hiding places were syria, argentina, brazil, mexico, and. Files discovered in argentina reveal the names of 12,000 nazis who lived there in the 1930s and many had swiss bank accounts, researchers say. Documents show evidence argentina aided escaped nazis by. Jun, 2018 josh investigates nazi secrets and hitlers true fate in argentina. The untold story of the nazis in bariloche, argentina. He fled to argentina in 1949 before moving to paraguay in 1959 and. Researchers believe it to be the remnants of a world war ii german submarine or midget uboat. Names of 250 nazi war criminals still in hiding revealed.
These escape routes mainly led toward havens in latin america, particularly argentina, chile, paraguay, colombia, brazil, uruguay, mexico, peru, guatemala, ecuador, and bolivia, as well as the united states, spain and switzerland. Mar 24, 2020 most, however, escaped through italy to argentina, either through spain the iberian route or via rome and genoa the vatican route. This media plan had to be dropped when rauff escaped assassination. Mar 04, 2020 the names of 12,000 nazis living in argentina have been revealed by a newlydiscovered list found in an old storage room, researchers say. While the us and great britain were watching from the sideline and not interfering, many in the catholic church, switzerland, spain, and italy actively helped nazis murderers escape justice after the war.
Former nazi ss captain extradited to italy youtube. Thanks to lax immigration procedures and an administration led by juan peron, believed to have actually aided nazis escape to south america, hundreds if not thousands of war criminals are thought to have settled there. It could have also been titled 15 nazis that lived to old age. Behind a secret door in argentina, a nazi trove with. After world war ii, thousands of nazis became informants in the cold war against the. Argentina was already home to important axis spies, and peron was an admirer of nazi principles. The incredible picture that proves adolf hitler lived to 95. After world war ii, thousands of nazis fled to south america along socalled ratlines often with the help of catholic clergy.
Sweden during the years 19421943, he served as a guard in the judenlager established by the nazis in bobruisk, belarus, during which almost all the jewish inmates of the camp were executed or died of the horrible physical conditions. Daughters of nazi boss adolf hitler who escaped from berlin on april 27th 1945 thanks to franco in spain. Aug 31, 2018 how south america became a nazi haven. Several nazi hierarchs fled to argentina, its proven, but the actual figures later in this answer are not as impressive as the average jo. Perons government was a big fan of the fascist trappings of nazi germany. For a list of the main leaders and most important party figures see. German prosecutors in recent years have estimated that brazil accepted between 1,500 and 2,000 nazis, chile took in between 500 and 1,000, and argentina welcomed up to 5,000 nazis to their country. Buenos aires that scores of fugitive nazis found their way to argentina after world war ii, aided and abetted by gen. During world war ii, argentina declared its neutrality but continued to trade with the fascist regimes in germany, spain and italy. Imagine discovering that your loving parent is actually a genocidal monster. These escape routes mainly led toward havens in latin america, particularly argentina, chile, paraguay, colombia, brazil, uruguay, mexico, peru, guatemala, ecuador, and bolivia, as well as the united states, spain and switzerland there were two primary routes. Fugitive nazi war criminals who went to south america.
Find out how and why south america became a safe haven for thousands of former nazi party members and ss officers after world war ii. List ties nazis in argentina to stolen wealth in swiss bank accounts. This article will examine 15 nazis that should have been executed, but werent. May 25, 2011 steinacher says the documents indicate that the red cross, mostly in rome or genoa, issued at least 120,000 of the 10. The quiet alpine town in argentina that housed thousands of nazis after the war and hitler may have been one 9,000 nazi cronies fled to bariloche, where they continued to celebrate the third. According to newlyuncovered documents in brazil and chile, as many as 5000 nazis, including holocaust mastermind adolf eichmann.
This is a very good account of the fleeing to argentina but readers should keep in mind that this was only one country who offered a safe haven to war criminals. Some of them lived in argentina under their real names, but others clandestinely obtained new identities. Something incredible has washed up on the coast of argentina. No country did more to help the nazis than argentina, a strong supporter of. The quiet alpine town in argentina that housed thousands of nazis. Argentina releases list of 12,000 nazis to simon wiesenthal. Recordsdata found out in argentina disclose the names of 12,000 nazis who lived there within the 1930s and lots of had swiss financial institution accounts, researchers say. I n march, i followed manuela zeller and michael otte, the central office prosecutors, to buenos aires, where they were trying to complete a database of. The mossads botched assassination attempts on nazi war criminals. The usbased simon weisenthal institute known for tracking down nazis, published a few pages of the document on monday and said that many of those listed had swiss bank accounts. Today argentina has over 200,000 jewish citizens, the sixthlargest population of jewish people in the world.
Uboat rumoured to have helped nazis escape to argentina is. The real scandal is not that nazis wanted to help nazis, which is not a surprise, but that one of the key ratlines operated with the collusion of the vatican. After world war two, thousands of nazis and wartime collaborators from france, croatia, belgium and other parts of europe were looking for a new home. The names of 12,000 nazis living in argentina have been revealed by a newlydiscovered list found in an old storage room, researchers say. Halfcentury later, a new look at argentinenazi ties. The usbased simon wiesenthal centre, famous for tracking down nazis, has asked credit suisse to identify the dormant bank accounts. Uboat rumoured to have helped nazis escape to argentina. Mar 23, 2015 the idea that hitlers deputy somehow escaped to argentina is an integral part of the nazisinsouthamerica myth, and a key element of ira levins novel the boys from brazil and the 1978. Jan 23, 2017 argentina was already home to important axis spies, and peron was an admirer of nazi principles. In the new book children of nazis arcade, out tuesday, author tania crasnianski presents the people who were. Secret files reveal 9,000 nazi war criminals fled to south america. However, in fairness it must also be mentioned that as well as accepting exnazis, argentina under peron also accepted more jewish immigrants than any other country in latin america.
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