Israel's Mossad to display secret memorabilia from former Nazi's capture

Israel's Mossad to display secret memorabilia from former Nazi's capture
 Half a century after the dramatic trial and execution of the Nazi architect of the Holocaust, Adolph Eichmann, Israel's Mossad spy agency is mounting a display of the until-now secret paraphernalia used in his capture.

Eichmann, who an Israeli court found guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity in organizing the logistics of the European death camps where six million Jews were murdered, escaped U.S. Army custody at the end of the Second World War and fled to Argentina.

He then lived in the Argentine capital of Buenos Aires under a false identity until his discovery and capture by a team of Mossad agents in 1960, who brought him to Israel to stand trial.

One of the first missions the Mossad was tasked with at its inception in 1949, a year after Israel became a sovereign nation, was to track down accused Nazi war criminals.

Among the items to be shown in the traveling exhibition are never-before-seen photos of the capture and medical equipment used in the clandestine operation to get him to Israel.

Additionally, the blindfold used to cover his eyes during the capture, the false documents used to spirit him out of the country, as well as the court order for his execution will also be displayed.

Eichmann, who was found guilty and executed by hanging in 1962, is the only person ever put to death by an Israeli civilian court.

The items will go on display under 24-hour guard at the Knesset parliament in Jerusalem on Dec. 15, and later be displayed countrywide.

Editor: Yamei Wang

English.news.cn   2011-11-20 20:40:19 FeedbackPrintRSS
JERUSALEM, Nov. 20 (Xinhua)