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Nazis In Argentina

'Nazi Hideout' in Argentina Discovered by Archaeologists

Six researchers from the University of Buenos Aires and La Plata Museum found the ruins of what is believed to be a hideout in Teyu Cuare Park in northern Argentina near the border with Paraguay, team leader Daniel Schavelzon told ABC News today. Ref. Source 8

Argentina Nazis

That goes along with the many theories that top officials from Hitler's regime went to Argentina. Who knows maybe even Hitler made it there too, we'll never know.

Nazis In Argentina History & Civil Business Politics

It is interesting because Nazis did not need to hide when they went to seek refuge in Argentina.

Argentina Nazis

Unless they were hiding someone they thought was too valuable or if the locals found out they could alert the allies. Even so, why is it they did not have to hide?

Argentina Nazis

They did not need to hide because the Argentine government welcomed them with open arms. It is when they entered the country and settled, they decided to change their names, etc.

Nazis In Argentina

Due to the hundreds of thousands of German immigrants who lived in the country, Argentina maintained close ties with Germany and remained neutral for much of World War II. In the years after the end of the war, Argentine President Juan Peron secretly ordered diplomats and intelligence officers to establish escape routes, so-called “ratlines”, through ports in Spain and Italy to smuggle thousands of former SS officers and Nazi party members out of Europe. Source 1d.