Oskar Gröning, the convicted Auschwitz death camp guard, escaped prosecution in Britain nearly 70 years ago because of the United States’ desire to fight the cold war, according to newly discovered documents.
Researchers in London combing through the archives of the UN War Crimes Commission (UNWCC) have discovered that charges against him were being prepared just as the entire judicial process against Germans accused of committing war crimes was closed down after political intervention from above.
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By the early 1950s, virtually all of those being held had been set free.
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“The priority became to rebuild Germany,” Plesch said. Consequently, a decision was taken, despite fierce opposition by countries such as Poland and Yugoslavia, to release SS suspects being held.
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“The dangerous myth is that nothing was ever done except against the Nazi leadership at Nuremberg war trials, but there was a huge effort by many countries that would have seen the likes of Gröning face trial, had it not been for the shift in policy from America.
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“It was said that the west had to release these Nazis to mobilise Germany against communism but why that mobilisation should involve Nazis has never been explained."
Guardian
...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.
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