Bernie Ecclestoned@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agoTIL - After World War II, thousands of Nazis fled to South America along so-called ratlines — often with the help of Catholic clergywww.dw.comexternal-linkmessage-square48fedilinkarrow-up1603
arrow-up1603external-linkTIL - After World War II, thousands of Nazis fled to South America along so-called ratlines — often with the help of Catholic clergywww.dw.comBernie Ecclestoned@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square48fedilink
minus-squareGraniteM@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28·9 months agoI’ve got a lovely German style beer stein that was “handcrafted in Brazil,” in 1978. Now why would there be a bunch of nostalgic Germans in Brazil in the '70s? Hmm…
minus-squareyetAnotherUser@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·9 months agotbh many fled to South Anerica because there were many German immigrants already there, meaning the Nazis didn’t stand out.
minus-squarejungle@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-29 months agoAlso a lot of Jews fleeing the Nazis ended up in South America. My grandparents, for example.
I’ve got a lovely German style beer stein that was “handcrafted in Brazil,” in 1978.
Now why would there be a bunch of nostalgic Germans in Brazil in the '70s? Hmm…
tbh many fled to South Anerica because there were many German immigrants already there, meaning the Nazis didn’t stand out.
Also a lot of Jews fleeing the Nazis ended up in South America. My grandparents, for example.