Javier Milei declassifies 1,850 secret files on the arrival and concealment of nazis in Argentina after world war II.
Joana Campos
Argentine President Javier Milei has ordered the declassification of more than 1,850 official documents detailing the arrival and activities of Nazi war criminals in Argentina following World War II.
This decision, announced in March 2025, comes in response to a request by the Simon Wiesenthal Center and aims to shed light on a dark chapter of Argentine history.
The files, now available online through an Argentine government website, contain information about notorious figures such as Josef Mengele and Adolf Eichmann.
The documents reveal details about how these individuals entered the country using false identities and lived for years without detection.
Thanks to extensive restoration and digitization work, you can now access over 1,850 reports and nearly 1,300 classified decrees.
Starting today, anyone can access and download these documents.
Learn more at http://argentina.gob.ar/interior/archivo-general
For instance, Mengele arrived in Buenos Aires in 1949 with a Red Cross passport and applied for official documentation under his real name in 1956.
Eichmann entered the country in 1950 under the alias Riccardo Klement and was captured by Mossad in 1960 in San Fernando, Argentina.
U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley sent a letter to President Milei requesting assistance in the investigation of undisclosed Nazi assets held in Credit Suisse and its predecessor banks.
Additionally, the Simon Wiesenthal Center has been advocating for the release of documents that could aid in the investigation of crimes committed by Nazis who found refuge in South America.
Milei’s decision has been praised by human rights organizations and Jewish communities.
Ariel Gelblung, Director of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, stated that all Argentinians can be proud of Milei’s commitment to exposing the truth.
Here lies Milei’s commitment to the Jewish people…
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