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Episode 6: Rat Lines, the Vatican and Nazi escape lines

from The Untitled History Podcast · host Gareth Edwards

In the decades following the end of World War II, thousands of Nazis from Germany, Austria and other countries fled Europe to avoid investigation for war crimes. Many of them used informal escape networks in countries such as Italy and Spain. Today, we're going to talk about these 'rat lines'. Holocaust History Podcast Ep. 67- Nuremberg Trials with Jack El-Hai Ep. 52- Mengele in South America with Betina Anton Books Betina Anton, “Hiding Mengele How a Nazi Network Harbored the Angel of Death”: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9424/9781837733002 Philippe Sands, “The Ratline”: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9424/9781474608152 Waitman Wade Beorn, “Between the Wires”: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9424/9781496237590 Waitman Wade Beorn, “Marching into Darkness”: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9424/9780674725508 Gitta Sereny, “Into That Darkness”: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9424/9780712674478 Guest: Dr. Waitman Beorn Do you like our podcast? Then please leave us a review, it helps us a lot! Host: Gareth Edwards More about Gareth Edwards: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://battleguide.co.uk/untitled-history#host⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ To comment and ask questions, please join our community:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://untitled-history.com/supporters⁠⁠⁠⁠ Use our code: Rabbit and get one month free as a Captain, or join as a free member. Support via Paypal:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ http://battleguide.co.uk/untitled-paypal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Merchandise and Shop: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://untitled-history.com/collections/all⁠⁠⁠⁠ Our WW1 Podcast:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://listen.not-so-quiet.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠ Our WW2 Podcast:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://listen.both-sides-of-the-wire.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Battle Guide YouTube:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.youtube.com/@BattleGuideVT⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you want to keep your finger on the pulse of what the team at Battle Guide have been getting up to, why not sign up to our monthly newsletter:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠https://battleguide.co.uk/newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Gareth socials BlueSky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/garius.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠ Mastodon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mastodon.me.uk/@garius⁠⁠⁠⁠ Battle Guide Twitter:⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://x.com/BattleguideVT⁠⁠⁠⁠ General Enquiries: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Credits: - Host: Gareth Edwards - Editing: Hunter Christensen - Production: Linus Klaßen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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