Klaus Barbie (1913-1991)
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The Nazi torturer known as the 'Butcher of Lyon' was smuggled to South America and put to work by US intelligence before finally facing trial decades later.
Who they are
Klaus Barbie, a Gestapo SS officer nicknamed the 'Butcher of Lyon' (1913-1991).
What they do
The engine treats him as an example of a Nazi war criminal recruited and protected by postwar US intelligence.
How it works
He was extracted via the 'Ratlines' escape routes to Bolivia, recruited by US counter-intelligence, and finally extradited in 1983 for his war-crimes trial.
Why it matters
He's a concrete case of Western powers shielding and using Nazi criminals after the war rather than prosecuting them.
The engine's record — word for word
Report #76. Butcher of Lyon. Gestapo SS-Hauptsturmführer. Extracted via Ratlines → Bolivia. Recruited by US CCIC counter-intelligence. Extradited 1983 for war-crimes trial.
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