Why did so many Nazis choose to escape to Argentina, and how did they manage to escape over the Atlantic undetected?
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The “maximum leader” of Argentina, Juan Peron (the husband in ‘Evita’) was also a fascist and even before the war ended asked his diplomats to set up a network to help war criminals escape.
Some references:
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/reviews/capsule-review/2003-01-01/real-odessa-smuggling-nazis-perons-argentina
https://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/04/world/americas/halfcentury-later-a-new-look-at-argentinenazi-ties.html
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