Adolf Eichmann's Hiding Place Known By Germany Years Before Capture

AOL News:

After 15 years on the run, justice finally caught up with Adolf Eichmann on May 11, 1960. The Nazi war criminal -- who organized the deportation of millions of Jews to death camps in German-occupied Poland -- was kidnapped outside his Buenos Aires home by Mossad agents and brought to trial in Israel. He was found guilty of crimes against humanity and hanged in 1962.

But Eichmann's capture needn't have been so long in the making. German newspaper Bild this weekend published a secret service document that revealed West German intelligence officials knew about his Argentine hideout as early as 1952. It appears as though the agency chose not to act on the information.

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Comments

[WhatDaBleep]

09:30 AM on 01/13/2011

I hear he spent his Hanukkahs in Kennebunkport Maine.

[13champlain]

08:30 AM on 01/13/2011

the mossad is awesome

[eric14]

07:29 AM on 01/13/2011

'' known by Germany '' and '' known by West German intelligence officials '' can not and should not be equated for purposes of headlining. Low grade journalism.

[comment from grandpa]

05:17 AM on 01/13/2011

A German i once knew,would spend his lunch hour pouring over photobooks of WWII and lamenting about the outcome.As i understood it,he was 9 when the war ended...........

[IthacaUthaca]

02:25 AM on 01/13/2011

Slightly misleading headline aside, the article states that many knew of his location for years. Including the Israeli government, most notably.

[GerryOregon]

02:12 AM on 01/13/2011

Perhaps Mr. Cheney will be joining Mr Eichmann in the not too distant future in that place where all war criminals go.

[JonBFertippton]

09:01 AM on 01/13/2011

Joymanny?

[Jon Jony]

02:02 AM on 01/13/2011

I am so shocked. (NOT)

[Koldo Nafarroa]

12:16 AM on 01/13/2011

It's not a real new notice, since the research by David Irving had shown this for at least 30 years, and also we have to consider that Eichmann was a German and Germans protect their own, specially in this case because he was kidnapped and nobody said a word.
Eichmann charges did not have any legal value because they were not contemplate in the German Legal System, in fact this looks more as a payback and I wonder where's Bush hiding or Chenney or Blair since they invaded other countries without any declaration of war.

[Vr6]

11:17 PM on 01/12/2011

Not so strange really, there's a lot mystified about that war for various reasonings, on both sides!

[TylerSutherland]

10:38 PM on 01/12/2011

Oh no, the Germans were protecting a German who served in the military. I'm going to cry that this is so shocking. Please, someone tell me this isn't true! The German People... don't actually agree with the ideals forced upon them and would rather protect their own?! Someone catch me, I'm going to faint!

[JonBFertippton]

09:04 AM on 01/13/2011

re: TylerSutherland - fains at the thought of Germany

The Germans have accepted democracy whole-heartedly. Germany's democracy is more functional at present than America's. Don't faint. Read.

[MarcEdward]

09:44 PM on 01/12/2011

Better late than never.

[DanEboi]

08:59 PM on 01/12/2011

And there is much evidence that the Vatican facilitated his travel and visa.

[JonBFertippton]

09:04 AM on 01/13/2011

Also for Mengele.

[Superb1]

08:57 PM on 01/12/2011

Why am I not surprised by this?

[Vlady]

07:57 PM on 01/12/2011

what else could you expect from that time Germans?

[nypapajoe]

07:54 PM on 01/12/2011

This is not news! Numerous Nazis were provided with new IDs and transportation to various countries by various governments including the Vatican! There still are a couple of rabbit Nazi/SS members still in hiding and clinging to their memories of their atrocities!