Story highlights some 75 artifacts, including a bust of hitler, were found in a secret room. What is believed by experts to be the wreck of a world war ii nazi submarine has been found washed up off the coast of argentina this week by a group of norwegian tourists during a. Jun 20, 2017 many nazi higherups fled to argentina in the waning days of the war, and investigators believe that officials close to adolf hitler brought the artifacts with them. Jun 24, 2017 a potential nazi complex dating back to the 1940s that could have been built to house soldiers and hold ammunition is found in this clip from season 2, episode 1, the hunt continues. Police find hidden trove of nazi artifacts behind secret.
Top collector cries foul on nazi memorabilia trove. Juan domingo peron, a celebrated lieutenant general who would later become argentinas president, was quite the outspoken nazi sympathizer throughout much of his life. Other important figures in argentina had openly supported the nazis and devised a plan to declare war on the axis powers just before the end of the war. It is an image that has fascinated and haunted argentines since the end of the second world war nazi officers dropped from uboats, wading ashore with suitcases of gold ingots and disappearing. He lived in the capital for a decade and eventually died in brazil in 1979. The wreck of a world war ii nazi submarine has been found washed up off the coast of argentina by tourists.
Nazi gold shipped by uboat to argentina the independent. Argentina was already home to important axis spies, and peron was an admirer of nazi principles. In a hidden room in a house near argentinas capital, police. Shot in argentina, switzerland, spain, germany and italy, nazi gold in argentina uncovers controversial evidences about the arrival to argentina of nazi war criminals along with their great fortunes. Nazi hideout in argentina discovered by archaeologists. It has long been known that adolf eichmann, josef mengele, erich priebke and many other nazi war criminals found refuge in argentina. Peru, chile, paraguay and brazil also became safeish havens, but mostly only once peron was ousted from power in 1955, rendering argentina less than ideal.
New book claims that government of gen juan d peron of argentina offered haven for profits of german companies that had been part of nazi. Jun 20, 2017 buenos aires, argentina in a hidden room in a house near argentinas capital, police believe they have found the biggest collection of nazi artifacts in the countrys history, including a. Jun 22, 2010 in 1998, while opening the commission for the clarification of nazi activities in argentina, the argentine foreign minister guido di tella described the collaboration between argentina and nazi germany as a painful and shameful episode in argentinas history. They are descendants of germans who immigrated to argentina from germany and elsewhere in europe. Thousands of germans came to argentina, many from t. Buenos aires takes serious view of new nazi attack, made in full daylight five crew members lost freighters captain, ordered aboard submarine, tells his.
Apr 23, 2018 le sous marin nazi utilise pour transporter hitler en argentine,retrouve. Our best selling book hitler in argentina tells with absolute fact, that adolf hitler and eva braun did indeed escape the crumbling reich, fled from berlin and settled in a plush estate in a faraway corner of argentina some 700 miles southwest of buenos aires. What is believed by experts to be the wreck of a world war ii nazi submarine has been found washed up off the coast of argentina this week by a group of norwegian tourists during a twoweeklong bike trek. Jorge camarasa has spent 15 years researching nazi activity in argentina. Jan 23, 2017 argentina was already home to important axis spies, and peron was an admirer of nazi principles. Nazi germany nurtured this sympathy, promising important trade concessions after the war. In 1960, the notorious nazi war criminal adolf eichmann was seized by agents from the mossad and shin bet and rushed to israel, where he stood trial and was executed two years later. A potential nazi complex dating back to the 1940s that could have been built to house soldiers and hold ammunition is found in this clip from season 2, episode 1, the hunt continues. When nazi germany surrendered in may, 1945, commander shaeffer and his crew fled in their uboat to argentina where they were interned anyway, spurring rumors that hitler had been aboard.
Many of the objects are suspected to have belonged. An extraordinary collection of nazi artefacts has been uncovered in a secret room in argentina. Fernando martin gomez, a buenos aires historian, estimates that about 5,000 german nazispredominantly those of high rankfled to argentina after world war ii. Members of the federal police carry a nazi statue at interpol headquarters in buenos aires, argentina. Peron, who served as argentina s military attache in rome before the second world war, was an intense admirer of benito mussolini and encouraged nazi immigration in the 1940s. Ratlines were a system of escape routes for nazis and other fascists fleeing europe in the aftermath of world war ii. Hitler bust among argentinas biggest haul of nazi artefacts. In his 2002 book, the real odessa, argentine researcher uki goni used new access to the countrys archives to show that argentine diplomats and intelligence officers had, on perons instructions, vigorously encouraged nazi and fascist war criminals to make their home in argentina. Trove of suspected nazi artifacts found in hidden room 6 photos. Go read a well researched book called the nazi menace in argentina 19311947 by ronald c newton. Thanks to the countrys controversial leader who had help from some nazi sympathizers in europe, as many as 5,000 ss officers and nazi party members were thought to have found a new life in argentina after the fall of the third reich.
Argentina third ethnicity is germanic after italian and spanish. Mar 23, 2015 thousands of nazis were welcomed in argentina after the war by former president juan peron, who led the nation from 1946 to 1955 and for a short while again in the 1970s. Jun 21, 2017 9,000 nazi cronies fled to bariloche, where they continued to celebrate the third reich, even recreating the fuhrers holiday home. Some german argentines originally settled in brazil, then later immigrated to argentina. He has had to listen to more about nazis in argentina than any person should. Argentina was full of nazi spies and argentine officers and diplomats held important positions in axis europe. The oss and project safehaven central intelligence agency. Behind a bookcase, a secret passageway leads to a trove of. The information it provides on the fugitive nazis in argentina goes way beyond other books i have read on that subject. Members of the federal police carry a nazi statue at the interpol headquarters in buenos aires, argentina, june 16, 2017. Hidden trove of suspected nazi artifacts found in argentina. According to goni, the argentines not only collaborated with draganovics ratline, they set up further. Top collector cries foul on nazi memorabilia trove uncovered.
Yes, but not every german that came to argentina was a nazi. A fact that the argentine tourism board prefers not to promote is the large scale migration of nazis into argentina after the end of the second world war. The exhibit is accessible to wheelchairs, segways and strollers. Germany as a political entity was founded only in 1871, but immigrants from earlier dates. Halfcentury later, a new look at argentinenazi ties the new. Oct 16, 2005 when nazi germany surrendered in may, 1945, commander shaeffer and his crew fled in their uboat to argentina where they were interned anyway, spurring rumors that hitler had been aboard.
It was calm, and the chatelain came over the radio. In the decades after world war ii, rumors swirled through argentina that german submarines carrying nazi war criminals and booty landed in patagonia, argentinas vast southern wilderness. He even served in mussolinis italian fascist army in the late 30s. Behind a secret door in argentina, a nazi trove with. Hitler bust among argentinas biggest haul of nazi artefacts found in secret room this article is more than 2 years old macabre medical device discovered in. German submarine used by escaping nazis washes up on the. Thanks to the countrys controversial leader who had help from some nazi sympathizers in europe, as many as 5,000 ss officers and nazi party members were thought to have found a new life in. A massive trove of suspected nazi treasures discovered in. Jun 20, 2017 members of the federal police carry a nazi statue at interpol headquarters in buenos aires, argentina. In his 2002 book the real odessa argentine researcher uki goni used new access to the countrys archives to show that argentine diplomats and intelligence officers had, on perons instructions, vigorously encouraged nazi and fascist war criminals to make their home in argentina. Worlds biggest collection of nazi artefacts found hidden. Apr 15, 2016 an eyeopening detective novel about nazis in argentina. Nov 07, 2004 many millions of pounds of nazi gold was sent across the atlantic to the coast of patagonia by submarine in the last days of the second world war, according to a new and painstakingly researched. In 1998, while opening the commission for the clarification of nazi activities in argentina, the argentine foreign minister guido di tella described the collaboration between argentina and nazi germany as a painful and shameful episode in argentinas history.
Police find hidden trove of nazi artifacts behind secret door. Huge horde including hitler busts found in argentina a massive horde of nazi artefacts has been found stashed away in a secret strongroom in a house in argentina. If americans had somehow been ignorant of the presence in south america of nazi criminals before eichmanns kidnapping, they were no longer. Buenos aires, argentina in a hidden room in a house near argentinas capital, police. Jun 19, 2017 hitler bust among argentina s biggest haul of nazi artefacts found in secret room this article is more than 2 years old macabre medical device discovered in a hidden room in a house in buenos. Jun 20, 2017 mengele, a notorious nazi doctor, fled to argentina to avoid prosecution for war crimes in europe. Following publication of the book in italy, a group of parliamentarians in rome demanded that prime minister berlusconi open an.
Mengele, a notorious nazi doctor, fled to argentina to avoid prosecution for war crimes in europe. According to goni, the argentines not only collaborated. A nazi medical device found in argentina apnatacha pisarenko a massive trove of suspected nazi treasures discovered in argentina the cache of. These two history smashing books tell the entire story. The u505 submarine has amazed museum guests since 1954, and now has a captivating exhibit to match its scale and dramatic capture. These escape routes mainly led toward havens in latin america, particularly argentina, chile, paraguay, colombia, brazil, uruguay, mexico, peru, guatemala, ecuador, and bolivia, as well as the united states, spain and switzerland. The secret room, the nazi artifacts and an argentine mystery. An eyeopening detective novel about nazis in argentina. Nov 04, 2016 yet argentina wasnt the only country to shelter nazi fugitives.
In a hidden room in a house near argentina s capital, police. Secret nazi lair possibly found deep in argentine jungle. Buenos aires, argentina in a hidden room in a house near argentinas capital, police believe they have found the biggest collection of nazi artifacts in the countrys history, including a. The author, a uruguayan politician, had experience battling south american nazis in the 30s and 40s. Members of the federal police carry a nazi statue at the interpol headquarters in buenos aires, argentina, friday, june 16, 2017. This book is a gripping wartime narrative told from the nazi side, by a prideful sailor who felt no remorse about having served a horrid, murderous cause. Whilst youre about that, why not tell us what became of u416 and u239 which were sunk in 1944 in training accidents, but then refloated and refitted. Ww2 german submarine wreck found off the coast of argentina. Apr 15, 2014 the revelations come just weeks after a nazi hunting author claimed he had found a picture of hitler which proved he died in brazil aged 95 the evil dictator fled to paraguay, via argentina.
Are these classified fbi files proof adolf hitler escaped. Wwii nazi uboat discovered in argentina after 70 years. Argentina steps up search for nazi submarine the independent. Today it has become common knowledge that peron personally oversaw the safe passage of hundreds some say thousands of ss members into.
The revelations come just weeks after a nazihunting author claimed he had found a picture of hitler which proved he died in brazil aged 95 the evil dictator fled to paraguay, via argentina. His research focuses on the role of the vatican, swiss authorities and the government of argentina in organizing ratlines, escape routes for nazi. This book is a comprehensive summary of the extent of nazi german penetration in south american countries, probably about as much as was known by 1942. There is a huge body of researched evidence and it wasnt obtained from a telephone directory. From 1933 to 1945, they comprised 28% of total immigration to argentina, as mass migration to argentina was slowing. In the decades after world war ii, rumors swirled through argentina that german submarines carrying nazi war criminals and booty landed in patagonia, argentina s vast southern wilderness. In those days, argentina was a kind of paradise to us, nazi erich priebke remembered in 1991. Perons government was a big fan of the fascist trappings of nazi germany. Even today, that area is very remote but in the years 1945 through at. Jun 22, 2016 yes, but not every german that came to argentina was a nazi.
An hourglass with nazi markings and dozens of other nazi paraphernalia were found in a hidden room in a house near argentinas capital on june 8, federal police say. Many millions of pounds of nazi gold was sent across the atlantic to the coast of patagonia by submarine in the last days of the second world war, according to a. Although the end result of the bureaucratic battle was the emergence of the state department as the organization principally responsible for safehaven, from the intelligence standpoint the most important step taken was to centralize intelligence and data collection in the us embassy in london. Argentina bariloche was hitlerm and eva brauns final refuge. They were astounded to discover the remains of the 70year old submarine on a deserted beach during a twoweek bike trek tour of argentinas east coast shoreline. Mar 23, 2015 in those days, argentina was a kind of paradise to us, nazi erich priebke remembered in 1991. There were some nazi officers that latter escaped or were captured. And its true that some major nazi operators escaped there, including adolf eichmann, a. This would allow them to have their people in a position to aid nazi criminals. Perons european tour, which he claims laid the groundwork for nazi war criminals and. The twoway the artifacts will be donated to the holocaust museum in buenos aires following an investigation. Many nazi higherups fled to argentina in the waning days of the war, and investigators believe that officials close to adolf hitler brought the artifacts. Jan 22, 2020 nazi germany nurtured this sympathy, promising important trade concessions after the war.
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