1961年，以色列拉姆拉监狱，阿道夫·艾希曼在牢房院子里踱步。

Adolf Eichmann was a German Nazi SS-Obersturmbannführer (lieutenant colonel) and one of the major organizers of the Holocaust.

Yeah, one of the architects of the plan called “Endlösung der Judenfrage” loosely translated as “final solution to Jewish question”. Plan was created in 1942 in Wannse. 90% of Polish Jews were murdered in extermination camps + many more from other nationalities. I once, long time saw a sort of a theatrical reenactment of the Wannse meeting (sort of a TV Theatre show). It was chilling on how it was portrayed when they were discussing extermination of the whole ethnic group (women, children, elderly and men) while having drinks and casually joking around …

And the UN condemned Israel for capturing him, not Argentina for sheltering him: [Eichmann trial - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eichmann_trial#:~:text=On%20June%2023%2C%201960%2C%20the,he%20would%20probably%20evade%20prosecution.) >On June 23, 1960, the Security Council unanimously passed a resolution ordering Israel to compensate Argentina for the violation. The Soviet Union and Poland abstained from voting for fear that Israel would have to return Eichmann to Argentina, where he would probably evade prosecution edit: For all the people jumping to excuse this, even Argentina has admitted they were wrong to hide Nazis, and apologized for their role. You are on the wrong side of history if you think the country violating international law in order to hide Nazis was the victim here: [President of Argentina Apologizes for Nation's Role as Haven for Nazis - Los Angeles Times](https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-jun-14-mn-40884-story.html)

His son, Klaus, was using the Eichmann last name, dating a German Jewish young woman in Argentina and boasting to her of his dad’s Nazi exploits. The young woman told her father, who alerted people in Israel. She did some spying for her father. This was 1956, a few years prior to Eichmann’s capture. She even went to the Eichmann house and Adolf himself answered the door, but said he was Klaus’s uncle. However, Klaus referred to him as “father.” It took time and great planning to get Eichmann. In 1972 the Jewish girl’s father, Lothar Hermann, was bestowed with a reward for his role in capturing one of the most wanted Nazis. He had moved to Argentina in 1938 and he and his daughter played an important part in that monster’s demise.

Asshole didn't even deserve that chair.

Eichmann hated Holocaust deniers. He looked down at Neo Nazis who diminished the Holocaust. It’s obvious why he felt so strongly about Holocaust denial. The murder of millions of Jews from Belarus, Poland, France, and Hungary was his life’s work. Holocaust deniers who , due to antisemitism and propaganda, genuinely doubted the extent of the atrocities were a bizarre phenomenon for a man like Eichmann. Eichmann was a high ranking member of the SS, and in charge of the Jewish file in the Nazi defense office. He was one of the few Nazis who actually attended the Wannsee conference where the “final solution” was decided. He witnessed the murder of the Soviet jewish population in the Belorussian capital Minsk. He recalls feeling physically sick at the sight of mass executions by firing squads. The psychological toll of firing squads, which Eichmann was well familiar with, led the Nazis to decide on the gas chambers, a more efficient method of mass execution. Eichmann later planned the mass transport of Jews from France, Hungary and elsewhere into the death camps in Poland. The terrible conditions in the trains were deadly and led to many thousands of deaths. He of course was well aware of the details of this massive genocide, which he helped plan. Eichmann knew everything about the murder of 6 million Jews. In fact, he was one of the first people to estimate that the number of Jews murdered was six million. Given his deep involvement with the Holocaust, when Neo Nazi Holocaust deniers came to his hiding place in Argentina to hear his take about the Holocaust, he scolded the deniers. These Neo Nazis were stupid and ignorant. Ironically, an old Nazi was the one who said that the Holocaust happened. Holocaust denial is a deeply antisemitic phenomena. Only the worst kind of antisemite would not believe the testimonies of so many Jewish survivors and their families. They believe Jews are liars and conspirators. Unfortunately, antisemitism is out of control these days, so we’re seeing a disturbing resurgence of the same old story

I wonder what a conversation with someone like this would be like. Would there have been any way to get them to realize how wrong their way of thinking was. Were they all sociopaths with zero empathy? Were they " brainwashed" to some extent? It's just so crazy the extent of the holocaust, so hard to wrap my head around that.

Pure evil

If you didn't know this man, you'd think he was taking a good hard look at the mistakes he had made in his life. But Eichmann had no conscience.

Rest in piss

They did plan to capture Mengele too and bring him with Eichmann to Israel for justice but sadly he got away

The guy aged ugly for a regime that pride itself as the Übermensch. Glad the Mossad caught him and gave him the rope. Sad that Joseph Mengele did not get the rope. He should have been used as human experiment for what he did as well too.

Nobody will see this but Hannah Arendt wrote "Eichmann In Jerusalem" and it really cemented in my mind that evil is not some Dr. Doom caricature, it's mediocrity and no one ever standing up to speak against evil itself. It's just gutless good intentions and letting awful things persist in a bureaucracy.

These conditions were far too nice for him.

Crazy seeing Redditors are upset that Israel captured a real Nazi and brought him to justice. When everyone is using that word in modern politics incorrectly to call anyone they don’t like a Nazi and saying things like “punch a Nazi if you see one”. But yah let’s give an actual Nazi, Eichmann a pass. Do you know how many actual Nazis got away with it and happily lived their lives in exile or in Germany ? The Latin American countries would never have prosecuted Eichmann. That’s sickening.

theres an amazing book on hoe they captured him called nazi hunters

If there's a hell he's in it, he deserved a worse punishment.

Here we go again, maybe.

Evil can look so weak and small

It’s scary how ordinary he looks.

The banality of evil.

There is a great book, Eichmann In My Hands, written by one of the guys who helped capture him. It's genuinely fascinating.

Awww poor Adolf Eichmann. He earned every second he spent in there no it's and or butts

He got off easier than he deserved.