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Responsible for the death of hundreds of Jews and members of the resistance, including Jean Moulin, SS Klaus Barbie escaped justice and a double death sentence at the end of World War II. He exchanged his native Germany for South America, where he applied the same methods and even organized the coup d'état of the dictator Hugo Banzer. A true mercenary, nicknamed the Butcher of Lyon, he was finally identified and hunted down until 1987, the fateful year of his trial and conviction, unprecedented in France: life imprisonment for crimes against humanity.
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Responsible for the deaths of hundreds of Jews and resistance fighters, including Jean Moulin, SS officer Klaus Barbie escaped justice and a double death sentence at the end of World War II. Eventually leaving his native Germany for South America, he applied the same methods there and even orchestrated the coup of dictator Hugo Banzer. A true mercenary, the man nicknamed the Butcher of Lyon was finally recognized, then pursued, until 1987, the fateful date of his trial and unprecedented conviction in France: life imprisonment for crimes against humanity.
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- Publisher Editorial El Cuervo
- Publication Date August 2023
- Orginal LanguageSpanish
- ISBN/Identifier 9789917606253
- Publication Country or regionBolivia
- Primary Price 21 USD
- Pages160
- ReadershipGeneral
- Publish StatusPublished
- Original Language AuthorsFrench
- EditionFirst Edition
- Copyright Year2023
- Dimensions275x200 mm
- IllustrationFull color
