List of last surviving people suspected of participation in Nazi war crimes information
This is a list of the last surviving people suspected of participation in Nazi war crimes, based on wanted lists published by Efraim Zuroff of the Simon Wiesenthal Center. Beginning in 2002, Zuroff produced an Annual Status Report on the Worldwide Investigation and Prosecution of Nazi war criminals which from 2004 to 2018 included a list of the "most-wanted" criminals who had never been convicted.[1] Of those who have been charged for Nazi war crimes in the 21st century, many died awaiting trial, died during the appeals process, or died while waiting to be deported. Very few served actual prison time due to their advanced age which made their sentences (if any) symbolic. On the other hand, some listed here had all charges against them cleared after the fact.
Over 200,000 Nazis are estimated to have been perpetrators of Nazi-era crimes. Of these, roughly 140,000 cases were brought between 1945 and 2005. According to professor Mary Fulbrook, only 6,656 of them were ever convicted.[2] It remains unknown how many or if any legitimate Nazi fugitives remain today. The National WWII Museum reported in 2023 that those who served are now "in their 90s or older".[3] However, The Washington Post estimated in 2014 that the hunt for fugitives could possibly continue into the 2040s, citing the "age someone would have had to have been at the time" and "average life expectancy".[4]
^Zuroff, Dr. Efraim (December 2018). "Worldwide Investigation and Prosecution of Nazi War Criminals: An Annual Status Report (April 1, 2017 – March 31, 2018)" (PDF). operationlastchance.org. Simon Wiesenthal Center – Israel Office: Snider Social Action Institute. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
^Atika Shubert and Nadine Schmid (18 December 2018). "Most Nazis escaped justice. Now Germany is racing to convict those who got away". CNN. Archived from the original on 2 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
^"WWII Veteran Statistics". The National WWII Museum. Archived from the original on 28 October 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
^Lily Rothman (14 March 2017). "Why Nazi War Criminals Are Still Being Tracked Down in the U.S." Time Magazine. Archived from the original on 26 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
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