Nazi Fugitives

Station:
AHC (US)

Status:
Ended

Start:
2017-05-09

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Nazi Fugitives looks at the global pursuit of alleged war criminals from the Third Reich following World War II.

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S1E6 - Kurt Lishka

The story of German housewife Beate Klarsfeld and her husband Serge, who helped track down former Paris Gestapo chief Kurt Lishka. Lishka ordered the arrest and murder of over 33,000 Jews yet lived as a free man in Germany for years.

Air Date: 13 Jun 2017 21:00 (CDT)

S1E7 - Paul Touvier

French investigators hunt down Paul Touvier, a pro-Nazi sympathizer who was responsible for murdering both Jews and resistance fighters. This 'Hangman of Lyon' hid himself with the assistance of a right wing group associated with the Catholic Church.

Air Date: 20 Jun 2017 21:00 (CDT)

S1E8 - Franz Stangl & Gustav Wagner

How Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal tracked down fugitive war criminal Franz Stangl in Sao Paulo, Brazil. He was a commandant at Sobibor and at Treblinka. Stangl was responsible for the murder of over 800,000 people.

Hours before he dies, Stangl confesses Gustav Wagner also lives in Sao Paulo. So, Wiesenthal works to bring him to justice. Stangl trained Wagner during the T-4 Euthanasia Program. Later, Wagner was a commandant at Sobibor after Stangl. Known as "the Beast", he is responsible for murdering over 200,000 people.

Air Date: 27 Jun 2017 21:00 (CDT)