Hidden collection of nazi artifacts was discovered in argentina. If americans had somehow been ignorant of the presence in south america of nazi criminals before eichmanns. Pictures are appropriate and serve to graphically support what sadly seems to have become cliche in the interim. Ante pavelic, adolf eichmann and josef mengele ratlines were a system of escape routes for nazis and other fascists fleeing europe in the aftermath of world war ii. Eric lichtblaus new book, the nazi next door, tells the story. Thousands of nazi officers, highranking party members and collaboratorsincluding many notorious war criminalsescaped across the atlantic. Jan 01, 2003 the real odessa chronicles how perons government brought nazi war criminals to argentina yet ignores the other countries who did the very same thing for a wide variety of reasons. Germans are the 3rd ethnic group in argentina, accounting 4 million people.
Why did so many so many nazi fugitives flee to argentina after ww2. In argentina, future president juan peron spent part of the war, from 1939 to 1941, working in argentinas embassy in italy and openly admired the politics of benito mussolini and. A treasure trove of documents released by the fbi includes hundreds of unsubstantiated reports claiming that adolf hitler faked suicide and. A lot of newlyarrived jewish immigrants, apparently just disappeared. The 7 most notorious nazis who escaped to south america. Over the years argentina grew unenthusiastic about keeping nazis within its borders, especially after learning of the unimaginable extent of the holocaust. Smuggling the nazis to perons argentina, the argentine writer uki goni documented how croatian fascists allied with the nazis shipped over 500 pounds of gold bars. 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. Uboat rumoured to have helped nazis escape to argentina is discovered. Jan 22, 2020 argentina was not the only place in south america that accepted nazis and collaborators as many eventually found their way to brazil, chile, paraguay, and other parts of the continent.
Subsequently, some of the war criminals quietly moved to other south american countries. The country was a postwar refuge for nazis including adolf eichmann, who was captured in the northern area of buenos aires in 1960, and former ss captain erich priebke. Thousands of nazis escaped germany after the war, including adolf eichmann and josef mengele. Hence, this article does not cover former members of the nsdap and their fate after the war. Researchers believe it to be the remnants of a world war ii german submarine or midget uboat. Hidden bookshelf passageway reveals disturbing nazi. Behind a secret door in argentina, a nazi trove with. After the war, many fugitive nazis and sympathizers made their way to south america via the famous ratlines organized by argentine agents, the catholic church and a network of former nazis. This article will examine 15 nazis that should have been executed, but werent. New book explores how so many nazis escaped justice in south. The documents are expected to clarify the help that argentina, which stayed neutral for much of world war ii before joining the allies, provided to nazi war criminals. How peron brought the nazi war criminals to argentina. Adolf hitler escaped to argentina after the war guardian.
In the mid1950s a number of germans who were with hitler in his bunker returned from soviet captivity. After world war ii, dozens of nazi criminals went into hiding in south america. Argentinas jewish political umbrella publishes excerpts from documents that shed light on the nazi influence over the country and the war criminals who hid there as part of broader probe conducted alongside a documentary that has been recently released. The incredible picture that proves adolf hitler lived to 95. Do fbi files prove adolf hitler escaped to argentina. 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. Historian bill niven explains more about the nazis who eluded capture, and how they continue to haunt our culture today. They confirmed, however, that there were several smaller disparate group who helped nazis after ww2, in conjunction with the catholic church, several latin american governments and even the cia.
Peronist government in argentina is under fire to release longsecret officials. Most of these theories hold that hitler and his wife, eva braun, survived and escaped from berlin, germany, and europe. After the liberation of belgium, he crossed the border to switzerland. Apr 03, 2015 what the nazis did was appalling, but there were too many miscreants to bring them all to justice.
Mar 24, 2020 after ww2, many highprofile nazis succeeded in fleeing europe and escaping justice for their crimes. Since 1975 he has lived in buenos aires, argentina. Fugitive nazi war criminals who went to south america. Many of these fugitives were midlevel officers who lived out their lives in. Jun 24, 2017 a potential nazi complex dating back to the 1940s that could have been built to house soldiers and hold ammunition is found in this clip from season 2, episode 1, the hunt continues. In the years after the end of the war, argentine president juan peron secretly ordered diplomats and intelligence officers to establish escape routes, socalled ratlines, through ports in. Aug 31, 2018 hidden bookshelf passageway reveals disturbing nazi collection in argentina. Nov 05, 2014 after world war ii, thousands of nazis became informants in the cold war against the soviet union and then got entry into the u. 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. Tens of thousands of newly revealed documents show argentinas nazi ties during wwii. Could it actually be possible, that deep under antarctica, the nazis succeeded in building their base. The five primary hiding places were syria, argentina, brazil, mexico, and. Halfcentury later, a new look at argentinenazi ties.
May 25, 2011 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. Argentina was not the only place in south america that accepted nazis and collaborators as many eventually found their way to brazil, chile, paraguay, and other parts of the continent. Many nazis scattered after perons government fell in 1955, fearing that the new administration, hostile as it was to peron and all of his policies, might send. During world war two, the axis powers of germany, japan, and italy enjoyed good relations with argentina. If americans had somehow been ignorant of the presence in south america of nazi criminals before eichmanns kidnapping, they were no longer.
A new study reveals how a coalition of the unwilling on both. An elderly man from salta in argentina claims that hes the infamous german dictator adolf hitler and that he spent the last 70 years in hiding. The untold story of the nazis in bariloche, argentina. Ww2 uboat found in argentina proves top nazis escaped. Its a known fact that highranking nazis made their way to argentina after the war. What made argentina pronazi at the time and after wwii. What historians and researchers find most fascinating about this find is that this submarine makes it difficult to deny that that nazis did not escape the war and fled to argentina. In his 2002 book, the real odessa, argentine researcher uki goni used new. How did the nazis and jews get along in argentina after ww2. Something incredible has washed up on the coast of argentina.
The official files show a former ss soldier told spies he regularly met with. As it happens, a recently published book by another austrian, the brilliant young scholar gerald steinacher, lays out in powerful, if lugubrious, detail how and why the catholic church, through its personnel, financing, and aid from institutions, committees, and priests, protected nazi war criminals. Now a massive cache of original nazi artifactsincluding a photograph of adolf hitler and a ghoulish cranialmeasurement devicehas turned up in a secret room in a suburb outside of buenos aires, the capital. Odessa, then, may have existed in some sense, but perhaps not quite in the sensational way dreamt up by novelists and hollywood screenwriters. How the united states welcomed nazis after world war ii. May 20, 2016 do fbi files prove adolf hitler escaped to argentina. This is a granta book that came out in the mid1990s by an argentinianirish journalist and its an excellent story of how he was the first person to go through the files in buenos aires from perons time to see how widespread the immigration of nazis to argentina had been and how they got there. After world war ii, thousands of nazis became informants in the cold war against the soviet union and then got entry into the u. Pictures are appropriate and serve to graphically support what sadly seems to. Ratlines were a system of escape routes for nazis and other fascists fleeing europe in the aftermath of world war ii.
Uboat rumoured to have helped nazis escape to argentina. Smuggling the nazis to perons argentina and several followup books. Conspiracy theories about adolf hitlers death wikipedia. Jun 20, 2017 about 75 nazi artifacts were discovered in a hidden room in buenos aires, argentina, the biggest collection ever found in the country. His most disturbing speculations concern the role of the argentine government in the. And for someone like peron who is so well regarded and loved to have sympathized so much with the nazis. Nov 01, 2017 the us investigated whether hitler was alive in south america as late as 1955, newlydeclassified cia documents reveal.
Thanks to the countrys controversial leader who had help from some nazi sympathizers in europe, as many as 5,000 ss officers and nazi party members were thought to have found a new life in argentina after the fall of the third reich. Hidden bookshelf passageway reveals disturbing nazi collection. 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. It is common knowledge that argentina was a safe haven for many nazis after world war ii. No holds are barred, including an examination of the pogroms they conducted. The pursuit of nazi collaborators refers to the postworld war ii pursuit and apprehension of individuals who were not citizens of the third reich at the outbreak of world war ii but collaborated with the nazi regime during the war. A fact that the argentine tourism board prefers not to promote is the large scale migration of nazis into argentina after the end of the second world war. In 1960, the notorious nazi war criminal adolf eichmann was seized by agents from the mossad and shin bet and rushed to israel, where he stood trial and was executed two years later. Argentina, a haven for nazis, balks at opening its files. But, i found mr coopers book created a lot of doubt about the standard belief that hitler died in berlin. Today argentina has over 200,000 jewish citizens, the sixthlargest population of jewish people in the world. Jan, 2018 in the 1930s, brazil had the biggest nazi party in the world after germany, with 40,000 members.
If, after wwii, you saw a german guy in asia or africa, you would think. The real story behind hunters, the amazon show about. Over the years, multiple different bishops have been arrested for helping nazis to freedom. I became certain that the argentine people also considered the. On the july 10, 1945, just two months after ww2 ended and germany had officially surrendered, a nazi uboat was reported docking at a naval base in argentina.
Hidden collection of nazi artifacts was discovered in. Conspiracy theories about adolf hitlers death contradict the fact that he committed suicide in the fuhrerbunker on 30 april 1945. An eyeopening detective novel about nazis in argentina. This specific book goes into some very good detail as to what the nazis actually were. Hidden bookshelf passageway reveals disturbing nazi collection in argentina. New book claims that government of gen juan d peron of argentina. The us investigated whether hitler was alive in south america as late as 1955, newlydeclassified cia documents reveal. Highranking fascists and nazis who escaped europe via the ratlines after world war ii including. Much of lichtblaus book is a chronicle of tedious legal procedures that led to a few former.
The quiet alpine town in argentina that housed thousands of nazis. President juan peron was a nazi sympathiser with close ties to other european dictators such as mussolini, and he arranged safe passage for many highranking officials to come to south america in the years following the war. Juan peron clandestinely maneuvered to bring nazi war criminals to argentina after world war ii. This is a granta book that came out in the mid1990s by an argentinianirish. Many nazis scattered after perons government fell in 1955, fearing that the new administration, hostile as it was to peron and all of his policies, might send them back to europe. How america became a safe haven for hitlers men, reporter eric lichtau wrote that u. Its very interesting that both the nazis and the jews fled to argentina after world war ii. Nazi hunting basically stopped after 1948 when about five per cent of them had. Uboat rumoured to have helped nazis escape to argentina is. After allied forces defeated germany in world war ii, europe became a difficult place to be associated with adolph hitler s third reich. Argentina especially was a hotspot for escaping nazis. After ww2, many highprofile nazis succeeded in fleeing europe and escaping justice for their crimes. How thousands of nazis were rewarded with life in the u. Jun 21, 2017 the quiet alpine town in argentina that housed thousands of nazis after the war and hitler may have been one.
Some of them such as heinz linge and otto gunsche who remained an unrepentant nazi had seen hitlers. Mar 09, 2003 under fire because of a new book that documents for the first time how juan peron clandestinely maneuvered to bring nazi and other war criminals to argentina after world war ii, the peronist. A potential nazi complex dating back to the 1940s that could have been built to house soldiers and hold ammunition is found in this clip from season 2, episode 1, the hunt continues. 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. About 75 nazi artifacts were discovered in a hidden room in buenos aires, argentina, the biggest collection ever found in the country. The history of argentina during world war ii is a complex period of time beginning in 1939, following the outbreak of war in europe, and ending in 1945 with the surrender of japan. Why did so many so many nazi fugitives flee to argentina. 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. Many of these figures found refuge in the patagonian. In the 1930s, brazil had the biggest nazi party in the world after germany, with 40,000 members. Thanks to the countrys controversial leader who had help from some nazi sympathizers in europe, as many as 5,000 ss officers and nazi party members were thought to have found a new life in argentina after the fall of the. His research focuses on the role of the vatican, swiss authorities and the government of argentina in organizing ratlines, escape routes for nazi. Multiple high ranking members of the third reich were also protected by the catholic church.
Some of the artifacts include medical devices, weapons, and. He was convicted in absentia of treason after the war. Phillip kerrs fifth bernie gunther novel suggests that they didnt get on very well. 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. Argentina was one of the major receiving countries of german immigrants. Abel basti, in his book hitler in exile, claims the fuhrer escaped his berlin. Red cross and vatican helped thousands of nazis to escape. This is a granta book that came out in the mid1990s by an argentinianirish journalist and its an excellent story of how he was the first person to go through the files in buenos aires from perons time to see how widespread the immigration of nazis to. Nazis were persecuted after wwii, they wanted to hide. Tens of thousands of newly revealed documents show. Its even possible that hitler himself left germany in one of these uboats, as reports of hitler fleeing to argentina have recently surfaced on the fbis own website. Tens of thousands of newly revealed documents show argentina.
The connection between the church and the nazis is quite shocking. Before you call us crazy or shoot the messenger, consider the following. Much of lichtblaus book is a chronicle of tedious legal procedures that led to a. Argentina, a haven for nazis, balks at opening its files the new. Using the simon wiesenthal centers list of most wanted nazi war criminals from april 2015, time put together a list of the five most wanted former nazis who are still alive today. Jul 19, 2018 over the years argentina grew unenthusiastic about keeping nazis within its borders, especially after learning of the unimaginable extent of the holocaust. How peron brought the nazi war criminals to argentina goni, uki on. Eichmann and mengele, two of hitlers most trusted henchman, both lived in argentina in the 1940s. Halfcentury later, a new look at argentinenazi ties the new.
Both josef mengele and adolf eichman, two of the most notorious nazi war criminals, escaped to south america after the war, where they were protected by pronazi fascist dictatorships in countries like chile and argentina. The incredible picture that proves adolf hitler lived to. How the catholic church sheltered nazi war criminals. Halfcentury later, a new look at argentinenazi ties the. Many ww2 historians are hailing the find as proof that high ranking nazi officials secretly escaped germany after ww2, many of them fleeing to argentina. Shortly after this argentinian nazi smuggling became. German submarine used by escaping nazis washes up on the.
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