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As Governor of Galicia, SS Brigadeführer Otto Freiherr von Wächter presided over an authority on whose territory hundreds of thousands of Jews and Poles were killed, including the family of the author's grandfather. By the time the war ended in May 1945, he was indicted for 'mass murder'. Hunted by the Soviets, the Americans, the Poles and the British, as well as groups of Jews, Wächter went on the run. He spent three years hiding in the Austrian Alps, assisted by his wife Charlotte, before making his way to Rome where he was helped by a Vatican bishop. He remained there for three months. While preparing to travel to Argentina on the 'ratline' he died unexpectedly, in July 1949, a few days after spending a weekend with an 'old comrade'. In The Ratline Philippe Sands offers a unique account of the daily life of a senior Nazi and fugitive, and of his wife. Drawing on a remarkable archive of family letters and diaries, he unveils a fascinating insight into life before and during the war, on the run, in Rome, and into the Cold War. Eventually the door is unlocked to a mystery that haunts Wächter's youngest son, who continues to believe his father was a good man - what happened to Otto Wächter, and how did he die?
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De rattenlijn, Philippe Sands
- Idioma
- Publicado en
- 2020
- Encuadernación
- (Tapa blanda),
- Estado del libro
- Muy Bueno
- Precio
- 11,99 €
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- Título
- De rattenlijn
- Subtítulo
- Leugens, liefde en gerechtigheid op het pad van een -vluchteling
- Idioma
- Holandés
- Autores
- Philippe Sands
- Editorial
- Spectrum
- Publicado en
- 2020
- Formato
- Tapa blanda
- Páginas
- 468
- ISBN10
- 9000360285
- ISBN13
- 9789000360284
- Serie
- Etiquetas
- No ficción, Tema histórico, Historia, Historias reales, Biografías, Periodismo narrativo, Historia militar, Guerras, Segunda Guerra Mundial, Regalos para mujeres, True crime, Holocausto, Época de posguerra, Guerra Fría, Nazis, Crímenes de guerra, Divisiones SS, Gran Jueves de Libros, Gueto de Varsovia (1940-1943)
- Primera publicación
- 2020
- Título original
- The Ratline: Love, Lies and Justice on the Trail of a Nazi Fugitive
- Calificación
- 4,15 de 5
- Descripción
- As Governor of Galicia, SS Brigadeführer Otto Freiherr von Wächter presided over an authority on whose territory hundreds of thousands of Jews and Poles were killed, including the family of the author's grandfather. By the time the war ended in May 1945, he was indicted for 'mass murder'. Hunted by the Soviets, the Americans, the Poles and the British, as well as groups of Jews, Wächter went on the run. He spent three years hiding in the Austrian Alps, assisted by his wife Charlotte, before making his way to Rome where he was helped by a Vatican bishop. He remained there for three months. While preparing to travel to Argentina on the 'ratline' he died unexpectedly, in July 1949, a few days after spending a weekend with an 'old comrade'. In The Ratline Philippe Sands offers a unique account of the daily life of a senior Nazi and fugitive, and of his wife. Drawing on a remarkable archive of family letters and diaries, he unveils a fascinating insight into life before and during the war, on the run, in Rome, and into the Cold War. Eventually the door is unlocked to a mystery that haunts Wächter's youngest son, who continues to believe his father was a good man - what happened to Otto Wächter, and how did he die?