Klaus Barbie

Niklaus Barbie, better known as Klaus Barbie (25 October 1913 – 25 September 1991), was an important German officer in Nazi Germany's SS (paramilitary) and Gestapo (secret police).  

Barbie was convicted of committing war crimes in Vichy France during World War II. His crimes earned him the nickname "the "Butcher of Lyon".  

After the war, he spent four years working as a spy for the U.S. Army. He moved to Bolivia and spent over three decades there before he was extradited to France and convicted of crimes against humanity. 

During his Nazi career, Barbie was a Gestapo officer from 1935-1945 and reached the rank of German SS-Hauptsturmführer (Captain).The German Occupation of Europe http://www.HolocaustResearchProject.org: Klaus Barbie, the Butcher of Lyon! - The German Occupation of Europe http://www.HolocaustResearchProject.org, accessdate: February 13, 2016

 Timeline 

 In Nazi Germany 

 1935: Barbie joins the Nazis in 1935 as an SS soldier
 1937: He is promoted to Untersturmfuhrer/Obersturmfuhrer (Lieutenant)
 1940: He becomes a Junior SS Officer with the rank of Haupsturmfuhrer (Captain) 
 1942: He is promoted to be Junior Head of the Gestapo in Lyon, Vichy France 
 1944: He flees back to Germany 

 Post-World War II 

 1947-1951: Barbie works for the U.S. Army as an intelligence spy 
 1951: He moves to Bolivia
 1966-1971/1983: He works as a military advisor to Bolivia 
 1983: He is extradited to France to stand trial in Europe

 Imprisonment and death 

 1984-1987: He is tried in France for crimes against humanity
 1987: He is convicted and sentenced to life in prison
 1991: Still in prison, he dies from leukemia and prostate cancer

 Related pages 

 Vichy France
 Nazi Germany
 World War II
 War crimes
 Crimes against humanity

References


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