ALOIS BRUNNER, THE COMPULSIVE NAZI

An elusive war criminal

Synopsis

The recent fall of the Syrian dictatorship revives the memory of one of the most gruesome nazi butchers, Alois Brunner, who was personally responsible for the deaths of 130,000 Jews all over Europe, and found shelter in Syria, where he played a key role in organizing the regime’s gruesome repression machine.

By the end of WWII, Alois Brunner became one of the most wanted war criminals. Despite being tracked down by Nazi hunters as well as the Israeli secret service, which tried several times to have him extradited or eliminated, he remained hidden and protected by the Syrian regime until he died in 2001.