Nazis on the run : how Hitler's henchmen fled justice / Gerald Steinacher.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Steinacher, Gerald.

Standardized Title:

Nazis auf der Flucht. English

Language:

English

German

Subjects (All):

Fugitives from justice--Germany--History--20th century.

Fugitives from justice.

War criminals--Germany--History--20th century.

War criminals.

History.

Germany.

National socialism.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xxvii, 382 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford, U.K. ; New York, N.Y. : Oxford University Press, 2011.

Language Note:

Translated from the German.

Summary:

Steinacher not only reveals how Nazi war criminals escaped from justice at the end of the Second World War, fleeing through the Tyrolean Alps to Italian seaports, but he also highlights the key roles played by the Red Cross, the Vatican, and the Secret Services of the major powers. --from publisher description.

Contents:

The Nazi escape route through Italy. Italy as a country of refuge ; Refugees, prisoners of war, and war criminals ; Illegal immigrants ; Smuggling goods and people ; South Tyrol, the Nazi bolt-hole ; Fake papers

The co-responsibility of the international Red Cross. Red Cross travel documents ; How the ICRC issued travel documents in Italy ; The routine nature of false documentation ; The Red Cross calls a halt ; The Red Cross on the escape route ; Escaping with ethnic German identity

The Vatican network. The Vatican relief commission ; The national subcommittees ; The network of Bishop Alois Hudal ; The monsignor and the Croatian fascists ; The role of the Church in South Tyrol ; Denazification through baptism

The intelligence service ratline. Operation Bernhard ; The special case of Italy ; "Recycled" war criminals ; The origins of the Italian ratline ; The ratline players ; Escape along the ratline

Destination Argentina. Argentinian immigration policy ; The recruitment of specialists ; Argentinian diplomats and agents in Italy ; Perón's escape agents in Italy ; Austrian pioneers in the escape network ; The escape of the concentration camp commandants ; A new start in Argentina

Conclusion.

Notes:

Originally published as Nazis auf der Flucht. Wie Kriegsverbrecher über Italien nach Übersee entkamen, ©2008.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 342-364) and indexes.

National Jewish Book Awards - Holocaust, Winner, 2011

ISBN:

9780199576869

0199576866

OCLC:

671709702

Publisher Number:

9780199576869