Eichmann, Adolf

1. A Nazi official who was responsible for the torture and killing of millions of Jews (see also Jews ) during the Holocaust . He escaped capture immediately after World War II but was apprehended in Argentina fifteen years later by agents of Israel . In Israel, he was convicted of crimes against humanity and hanged.

Example Sentences

But Adolf Eichmann would not rest until he achieved his final mission, the extermination of 200,000 Hungarian Jews.

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Karen Greenberg on how KSM could be our Adolf Eichmann trial.

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