Nazi war criminals without Peron

yofie

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If Juan Peron had not been the political leader of Argentina and, therefore, did not make ties between Argentina and Nazi war criminals (such as Eichmann) waiting to escape Europe, where would the war criminals have escaped to? Would such ratline networks have led, instead, to countries such as Chile, Paraguay, and Brazil, along with Spain, Egypt and Syria? (And would no one such country have entirely taken Argentina's place in that regard?) Speaking of Spain, considering that both it and Argentina at the time had quasi-fascist dictatorships led by military strongmen, was Argentina much more of a Nazi haven because of its much larger German community, or its greater distance from the USSR, or both?
 
If Juan Peron had not been the political leader of Argentina and, therefore, did not make ties between Argentina and Nazi war criminals (such as Eichmann) waiting to escape Europe, where would the war criminals have escaped to? Would such ratline networks have led, instead, to countries such as Chile, Paraguay, and Brazil, along with Spain, Egypt and Syria? (And would no one such country have entirely taken Argentina's place in that regard?) Speaking of Spain, considering that both it and Argentina at the time had quasi-fascist dictatorships led by military strongmen, was Argentina much more of a Nazi haven because of its much larger German community, or its greater distance from the USSR, or both?

I guess they would still come to those places you mention. They might even come to Argentina as individual citizens, even without (covert) official support from ODESSA. In fact, some of the former nazis that came did so with a different name, without the autorities knowledge.

And I don't think distance from the USSR was a factor: a large german community was, but so was the fact that we're far from those places where nazis commited their crimes (and might wan't them back for trial).
 
If Juan Peron had not been the political leader of Argentina and, therefore, did not make ties between Argentina and Nazi war criminals (such as Eichmann) waiting to escape Europe, where would the war criminals have escaped to? Would such ratline networks have led, instead, to countries such as Chile, Paraguay, and Brazil, along with Spain, Egypt and Syria? (And would no one such country have entirely taken Argentina's place in that regard?) Speaking of Spain, considering that both it and Argentina at the time had quasi-fascist dictatorships led by military strongmen, was Argentina much more of a Nazi haven because of its much larger German community, or its greater distance from the USSR, or both?

Canada probably had a larger German community than Argentina...........but then again, Argentina was the more favorable choice because Canada was one of the Allied powers........but then again, it could've gotten worse for the Nazi hunters; the Nazis could've chosen a country like Peru or Colombia instead. :eek:{And they had enough trouble tracking the SOBs down in OTL as it is. :(}

{Edit: It turns out I was right..........today, though, Canada's community is only slightly larger..........perhaps Argentina's may in fact, have been larger then?}
 
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There would always be the options of Chile, Brazil (Mengele), Paraguay and Bolivia. One leading Nazi even went to Syria.

In the end, I think Argentina was the most attractive option, but definetly not the only viable one.
 

yofie

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Even without Peron, still some Nazis will go to Argentina because it was neutral during WWII. Likely will go to Brazil, Chile, Uruguay, or even in Colombia.

Actually, I'm assuming here that Argentina (along with Uruguay) TTL was firmly Allied during World War II. That leaves primarily Chile, Brazil, Paraguay, and Bolivia. However, the same kinds of Nazi war criminals who go to North America and Australia (e.g. SS guards - mainly from Eastern Europe, along the lines of Demjanjuk) go to Argentina/Uruguay.
 

pnyckqx

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If Juan Peron had not been the political leader of Argentina and, therefore, did not make ties between Argentina and Nazi war criminals (such as Eichmann) waiting to escape Europe, where would the war criminals have escaped to? Would such ratline networks have led, instead, to countries such as Chile, Paraguay, and Brazil, along with Spain, Egypt and Syria? (And would no one such country have entirely taken Argentina's place in that regard?) Speaking of Spain, considering that both it and Argentina at the time had quasi-fascist dictatorships led by military strongmen, was Argentina much more of a Nazi haven because of its much larger German community, or its greater distance from the USSR, or both?
Not too much really changes. The Nazis needed a host government that could be persuaded to let them in. Sufficient amounts of cash are all that is necessary.

The only real difference is that Otto Skorzeny doesn't get to bang Eva Peron.
 
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