Klaus Barbie |
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| Born | (1913-10-25)October 25, 1913
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| Died | September 25, 1991(1991-09-25) (aged 77)
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| Cause of death | Leukemia |
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| Nationality | German |
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| Other names | Butcher of Lyon |
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| Occupation(s) | German SS-Gestapo Officer and mercenary |
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| Political party | NSDAP |
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| Criminal charges | Crimes against humanity |
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| Criminal penalty | Death in 1954 (while not present)
Life Imprisonment (1987-1991) |
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| Criminal status | Dead |
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| Family | Barbie Family |
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Nikolaus 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).[1]
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
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