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On the trail of a Nazi war criminal

On the trail of a Nazi war criminal

Gerald Posner shares his experiences of tracking down fugitive Nazi war criminal Josef Mengele in the decades after the Second World War

Matt Elton

Published: August 30, 2023 at 6:52 AM

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In 1949 the notorious Nazi doctor Josef Mengele, known as the “Angel of Death” fled to South America. Three decades later, US lawyer Gerald Posner set out to track him down. What followed was a remarkable tale of dogged persistence and lucky breakthroughs, as Posner’s search brought him face to face with Nazi operatives and members of Mengele’s family. Matt Elton caught up with Gerald to find out more about his hunt for the notorious fugitive.

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Matt EltonPodcast editor

Matt Elton is the podcast editor at HistoryExtra