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to track him. Until Bolivia's transition to democracy, he had been protected by the US and German intelligence services for anti-Soviet intelligence purposes, and employed by the Bolivian army under an alias. Sentenced to life imprisonment in 1987, he died in
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in Argentina. The Argentine government made plans for his extradition public in 1977, allowing him to escape to Paraguay. He apparently died the same year, but Wiesenthal was skeptical that the body was
339:, the "Wolf", was exposed by Wiesenthal in Brazil in 1978. He was arrested, but Brazil refused to extradite him to West Germany. Wagner was found dead in an alleged suicide in São Paulo in 1980. 313:
was pursued to Argentina by Zuroff. Making no attempt to hide, he made several media appearances before being extradited to Croatia in 1998, where he was sentenced to 20 years, and died in 2008.
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was traced to Argentina by the Simon Wiesenthal Center and Welles. Extradited to West Germany in 1990, he was sentenced to life imprisonment in 1992 and died in prison in 2004.
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extermination camps, was caught by Wiesenthal in São Paulo in 1967. He was extradited to Germany in 1970 and sentenced to life in prison, where he died the following year.
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In later decades, Nazi hunters found greater cooperation with Western and South American governments and the state of
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officer responsible for the mass murder of Italian civilians, was interviewed openly in Argentina in 1994, by
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Parton, Nigel R. "Book Review: The Beast Reawakens." European History Quarterly 30, no. 2 (2000): 291–294.
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In response, Nazi hunters sought out fugitives on their own or formed groups, such as the
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is an individual who tracks down and gathers information on alleged former
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in 1987, where he was found unfit to stand trial due to age.
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to escape post-war Europe to places such as South America.
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The Simon Wiesenthal Center publishes an annual report on
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Individual who tracks down Nazis and Nazi collaborators
178:. Some notable targets of Nazi hunters have included: 495:"Nazi Hunters More Than Double Reward to $ 25,000" 439:. Summersdale Publishers Limited. pp. 37–41. 436:Secret History: Hidden Forces That Shaped the Past 193:. Was pursued by the Israeli intelligence agency, 189:, was one of the key figures in implementing the 201:, evaded capture until his death around 2001 in 251:by Welles. Maikovskis eventually emigrated to 247:, a Latvian Nazi collaborator, was pursued to 140:(federal intelligence agency), founder of the 349:to France in 1983, after earlier attempts by 345:, the "Butcher of Lyon", was extradited from 273:in 1979; his remains were identified in 1985. 211:, the "Butcher of Riga", was assassinated by 8: 50:, typically for use at trial on charges of 185:, Eichmann's assistant and Commander of 526:"The Nazi hunt continues for ex-guards" 380: 221:was pursued by Wiesenthal before being 215:agents in Montevideo, Uruguay in 1965. 519: 517: 515: 7: 124:. Cooperative former Nazis, such as 593:"Priebke buried in prison cemetery" 493:David Crossland (14 January 2008). 25: 58:. 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Nazi hunters
Nazis
SS
Nazi collaborators
the Holocaust
war crimes
crimes against humanity
Simon Wiesenthal
Tuviah Friedman
Serge Klarsfeld
Beate Klarsfeld
Ian Sayer
Yaron Svoray
Elliot Welles
Efraim Zuroff

Simon Wiesenthal
Cold War
World War II
Operation Paperclip
Operation Osoaviakhim
Wernher von Braun
Reinhard Gehlen
Federal Intelligence Service
Gehlen Org
ODESSA
ratlines
Simon Wiesenthal Center
Israel
Nazi war criminals

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