Bernie Ecclestoned@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year 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-up1596arrow-down114
arrow-up1582arrow-down1external-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 · 1 year agomessage-square48fedilink
minus-squareGraniteM@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28arrow-down1·1 year 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-up18·1 year 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-21 year 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.