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Argentina Publishes Online Archives on Nazi Activities and Secret Decrees

Over 1,850 Nazi operation documents and nearly 1,300 presidential decrees from 1957–2005 are now freely accessible, following President Milei’s transparency directive.

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Josef Mengele de frente y de perfil. Foto AFP
Documentación sobre presencia Nazi en Argentina.
Erich Priebke nunca se arrepintió de los crímenes cometidos y siempre señaló que él solo cumplía órdenes (AP Photo/Plinio Lepri)

Overview

  • The Archivo General de la Nación (AGN) has made 1,850 documents on Nazi activities in Argentina and 1,295 presidential secret decrees available online for public access.
  • The files include detailed records of Josef Mengele's life in Argentina under a false identity and Erich Priebke's extradition for his role in a WWII massacre.
  • Previously accessible only in a special AGN reading room, these documents were originally declassified in 1992 under President Carlos Menem.
  • This initiative follows a February 2025 meeting between President Javier Milei and the Simon Wiesenthal Center, which is investigating Nazi financial ties, including links to Credit Suisse.
  • The newly accessible decrees cover sensitive historical topics, such as intelligence operations, arms purchases, and anti-communist strategies during the Cold War.