Why Did So Many Nazi's Escape to Syria After WW2?
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After WW2, dozens of Nazi war criminals escaped to Syria, including Alois Brunner, Eichmann's deputy, who lived openly in Damascus for nearly fifty years. This is the story of how they got there, who protected them, and why Syria refused every extradition request. 📖 Free WW2 reading list — my 30 essential books on the war and what came after. Get the PDF here: https://history-inside-8s3dsc.subscribepage.io/ 🎖️ Subscribe to History Inside → https://bit.ly/sub2HI Research & script by Jordy Faijdherbe Narration by Benjamin Pemberton VIDEO CHAPTERS 00:00 Defeat 03:11 Ratlines 05:58 Damascus 08:40 Protection 📚 Sources - Ben-Redjeb, The Gehlen Organization, Nazis, and the Middle East (Journal of Intelligence History, 2019) - Chen, Former Nazi Officers in the Near East: German Military Advisors in Syria, 1949–56. (International History Review, 2018) - Felstiner, Commandant of Drancy: Alois Brunner and the Jews of France (1987) - US National Archives — Walter Rauff name file, RG 263 (
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