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Adolf Eichmann's escape to Argentina

Adolf Eichmann escaped to Argentina in 1950 and remained there until Israeli agents seized him in 1960, aided by clandestine ratlines and a receptive expatriate environment.

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Jan 19, 2026
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How many high-ranking Nazi officials fled to South America after WWII and who were they?

Estimates and archival releases suggest thousands of Nazi officials and collaborators reached South America after World War II, with some sources reporting as many as 9,000 individuals passing through...

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Which high-profile Nazis lived in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, or Chile and what were their fates?

A number of high-profile and collaborators established postwar lives in , , and ; some were later captured, extradited, assassinated or died in hiding while others evaded justice for decades, helped b...