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Hanns Alexander (1917–2006) was a German Jewish refugee who tracked down and arrested the Kommandant of Auschwitz Rudolf Höss. Born in Berlin to father Alfred Alexander and mother Henny Alexander, he grew up in Nazi Germany. In 1936 the family fled to England.〔"Washington Post: Hanns and Rudolf"〕 In 1940, he joined the Royal Pioneer Corps and in 1945 he became an interpreter for the No. 1 War Crimes Investigation Team at Belsen.〔"Newsweek: 1 War Crimes Investigation Team"〕 Later that year he became a full-time Nazi hunter who tracked down and arrested Gustav Simon and Rudolf Höss.〔"Guardian: My Uncle The Nazi Hunter"〕 After the War he had a long professional career as a merchant banker at S.G. Warburg. Hanns Alexander died in London at age 89.〔"Daily Mail: Remarkable story of a Jewish Refugee"〕 His story is featured in the book Hanns and Rudolf by Thomas Harding. ==Sources== * (Washington Post: Hanns and Rudolf ) * (Newsweek: 1 War Crimes Investigation Team ) * (Guardian: My Uncle the Nazi Hunter ) * (Daily Mail: Remarkable story of a Jewish Refugee ) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hanns Alexander」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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