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How Klaus Barbie used the 'ratline' to escape to South America

Klaus Barbie is helped by a Nazi sympathising Catholic priest, and the Counter Intelligence Corps (CIC), to secure his safe passage on a secret escape route to South America, known as the β€˜ratline’.

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Rise of the NazisThe Manhunt, The Ratline

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