Adolf Eichmann
Adolf Eichmann (19 March 1906 - 31 May 1962) was an important member of the government of Nazi Germany during the Third Reich. He organized the death camps, like the Auschwitz concentration camp, that were used to kill millions of people during World War 2.[1] After the war he escaped and in 1960 was discovered to be living in Argentina. The Israeli secret service, the Mossad, kidnapped him and took him back to Israel. Eichmann was put on trial for the murder of six million Jewish people. He was found guilty on 11 December, 1961, and executed.[1] His body was cremated and the ashes were scattered in the sea.[1]
The trial of Adolf Eichmann was broadcast on radio in Israel, and millions of people around the world watched it on television. This was the first time that victims of the Holocaust talked openly about what had happened. This was an event that helped bring together and unify the many people who had come to live in the new nation of Israel.[1]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Esler, Gavin (6 April 2011). "BBC News - How Nazi Adolf Eichmann's Holocaust trial unified Israel". bbc.co.uk. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-12912527. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
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