Eichmann in Jerusalem
Why wasn't Eichmann tried for his war crimes until 1961?
Eichmann in Jerusalem
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Eichmann in Jerusalem
Unlike the high-ranking Nazis who had been tried right after the war in Nuremberg, Germany, Eichmann’s trial didn’t take place until 1961 after he was hunted down and caught living under a false identity in Argentina by Israel special agents.
Eichmann in Jerusalem