In the decades following the end of World War II, thousands of Nazis from Germany, Austria and other countries fled Europe to avoid investigation for war crimes. Many of them used informal escape networks in countries such as Italy and Spain. Today, we're going to talk about these 'rat lines'.

Holocaust History Podcast

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Books

Betina Anton, “Hiding Mengele How a Nazi Network Harbored the Angel of Death”: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9424/9781837733002

Philippe Sands, “The Ratline”: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9424/9781474608152

Waitman Wade Beorn, “Between the Wires”: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9424/9781496237590

Waitman Wade Beorn, “Marching into Darkness”: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9424/9780674725508

Gitta Sereny, “Into That Darkness”: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9424/9780712674478

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