Recently declassified files suggest that Nazi war criminals may have paid $200 million in gold bribes to Argentine authorities to secure refuge in the country after World War II. The files indicate German submarines transported the gold to Argentina's southern coast, where it was delivered to Eva Duarte, wife of then-President Juan Domingo Pern. The money was reportedly later handled by German bankers Richard von Frente, Ricardo Stauch, and Rodolf Freude. The records confirm that Third Reich fugitives arrived in Argentina beginning in 1945 with the protection of Peron, and that their arrival was not isolated but part of a larger effort. Nazi ideology had gained notable support in Argentina as early as the 1930s. On 10 April 1938, nearly 10,000 people attended a rally organized by the German embassy at Luna Park stadium in Buenos Aires. More info: drudge.com
Infamous Waffen-SS commando Otto Skorzeny wended his way to Argentina after WWII and served as a bodyguard to Eva Peron, who he allegedly had an affair with. Skorzeny, once described by SHAEF Commander General Dwight D. Eisenhower as "the most dangerous man in Europe," eventually moved to Ireland in June 1957 and then to Madrid, Spain, where he would die at age 67 in 1975.
