Why have it taken so long to prosecute former Nazi’s, that we still see cases popping up today?

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Why have it taken so long to prosecute former Nazi’s, that we still see cases popping up today?

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West Germany basically pardoned every mid-level to low-level war criminal after a couple of years. Only the high-ups were given death sentences (except Speer and Hess). So most died of old age because building a anti-communist bulwark was considered more important than justice for the victims.

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