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Arrested in Italy in 1945; escaped in 1946, fled to Syria in 1948, to Ecuador in 1949, to Chile in 1958. Extradition request by Germany denied by Chile in 1963 on the grounds of expired statute of limitations. Most wanted Nazi fugitive in the 1970s and 1980s. Died of natural causes in Chile in 1984. Eduard Wirths: September 4, 1909: September ...
The origins of the first ratlines are connected to various developments in Vatican-Argentine relations before and during World War II. [7] As early as 1942, the Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Luigi Maglione – evidently at the behest of Pope Pius XII – contacted an ambassador of Argentina regarding that country's willingness to accept European Catholic immigrants in a timely manner ...
In January 2020 a PBS film Secrets of the Dead: Bombing Auschwitz presented a reconstruction of Vrba's escape, with David Moorst as Vrba and Michael Fox as Wetzler. [229] In 2022, Vrba was the subject of The Escape Artist [230] [231] a biography by Jonathan Freedland detailing Vrba's life, escape and its aftermath, and his life after the war.
On June 20, 1942, he escaped from Auschwitz I along with 3 other prisoners. [56] [57] Stanisław Gustaw Jaster [57] 6438 January 1, 1921 July 12, 1943 22 Polish – June 20, 1942: Veteran of Invasion of Poland in rank of first lieutenant, from Warsaw. On June 20, 1942, he escaped from Auschwitz. [56] [57] Józef Lempart [57] 3419 1916: Polish ...
At 11:30, SS-Sturmbannführer Friedrich Hartjenstein, the commandant of Auschwitz II-Birkenau, sent a telegram to the German police [note 3] notifying them that Lederer had escaped, probably disguised as an SS-Rottenführer. Another telegram four hours later reported that an SS man—presumably Pestek—was under suspicion for aiding the escape ...
Müller, a prominent Nazi and Commanding Officer of the entire Gestapo apparatus, was last seen in the Führerbunker on the evening of 1 May 1945. [64] While there he had stated that his intention was to avoid being taken into custody by the Soviet forces advancing on Berlin. Müller is the most senior Nazi official whose fate is unknown. [65 ...
A 97-year-old Jewish World War II veteran from the Bronx who escaped Nazi captivity and survived a pair of gunshot wounds will receive a Prisoner of War Medal and the Purple Heart Tuesday at U.S ...
Pages in category "Escapees from Nazi concentration camps" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.