German sights on alleged Nazi war criminals

On April 6, 2009, a U.S. immigration judge in Virginia revoked Ivan Demjanjuk's stay of deportation to Germany, clearing the way for him to be sent to Germany to face charges of being a Nazi death camp guard. German authorities also have their sights on others. Archive photo.
On April 6, 2009, a U.S. immigration judge in Virginia revoked Ivan Demjanjuk's stay of deportation to Germany, clearing the way for him to be sent to Germany to face charges of being a Nazi death camp guard. German authorities also have their sights on others. Archive photo.
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When he had completed the job, SS Colonel Karl Jäger, filled with pride, wrote in his report to his superiors: "Today, I am proud to report that the objective of solving the Jewish problem for Lithuania has been achieved by Task Force 3. There are no longer any Jews in Lithuania ..."

It was Dec. 1, 1941, and German troops had occupied Lithuania, which was part of the Soviet Union, since the summer. According to Colonel Jäger's meticulous account, his subordinates had killed exactly 47,326 men, 55,556 women and 34,464 children.

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