▲ 588 ▼ TIL - After World War II, thousands of Nazis fled to South America along so-called ratlines — often with the help of Catholic clergy (www.dw.com) submitted 2 years ago by bernieecclestoned@sh.itjust.works to c/til@lemmy.world 42 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] TheDuffmaster@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) What's some good documentaries? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] rustydrd@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) "Hotel Terminus: The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie" is an excellent documentary. It's about Klaus Barbie, the "Butcher of Lyon," who was a Gestapo captain in Vichy France and who later fled to Bolivia, where he lived until he was hunted down and put on trial in the 1980s. Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotel_Terminus:_The_Life_and_Times_of_Klaus_Barbie permalink fedilink source parent [–] be_excellent_to_each_other@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago Depends on your definition of good. I like fun documentaries, even if I roll my eyes at some of the sensationalism. I just like seeing what they find, whether I can fully buy their hypothesis or not. All that disclaimer is to sort of apologize for this one, which is fun and interesting, but very, very melodramatic in its presentation. 😁 https://www.history.com/shows/hunting-hitler I know I've seen others, and side-mentions in many, but that's the one that comes to mind most easily. I think there's a lot online also at various sites. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rustydrd@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) "Hotel Terminus: The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie" is an excellent documentary. It's about Klaus Barbie, the "Butcher of Lyon," who was a Gestapo captain in Vichy France and who later fled to Bolivia, where he lived until he was hunted down and put on trial in the 1980s. Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotel_Terminus:_The_Life_and_Times_of_Klaus_Barbie permalink fedilink source parent
[–] be_excellent_to_each_other@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago Depends on your definition of good. I like fun documentaries, even if I roll my eyes at some of the sensationalism. I just like seeing what they find, whether I can fully buy their hypothesis or not. All that disclaimer is to sort of apologize for this one, which is fun and interesting, but very, very melodramatic in its presentation. 😁 https://www.history.com/shows/hunting-hitler I know I've seen others, and side-mentions in many, but that's the one that comes to mind most easily. I think there's a lot online also at various sites. permalink fedilink source parent