Just A Moment Part I

In 1934, one year after Adolf Hitler was named chancellor of Germany, Adolf Eichmann was assigned to the Jewish portion of the "security services" of the SS. He worked closely with Hitler in the development, planning, and implementation of the Nazi "final solution" operation. The Nazi Holocaust conducted during World War II resulted in the mass murder of 11 million Jews, minorities, and political opponents, and remains to this day, one of the worst civil rights abuses and acts of genocide in modern history. In 1950, Adolf Eichmann, under a false identity and forged paperwork, was able to flee Europe and escape persecution. In 1957, Israeli intelligence and special operatives, decided that Eichmann needed to be found and brought to justice. Find out more on this episode of the Missing Chapter!