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The Nazi Rocket Scientists Who Were Hiding in Argentina
After the war, more than 100 Nazi scientists — including several from the V-2 rocket program — escaped through ODESSA (a network of former SS officers) to Argentina, Spain, and Egypt. Perhaps the most remarkable escape w...
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The German Submarine That Surrendered — Twice
U-977, commanded by Captain Heinz Schäffer, is famous for surrendering to Argentine authorities in 1945, claiming it had been at sea when Germany surrendered. But the more interesting story is U-530, commanded by Otto We...