Nazi plans: in Argentina, 8 people charge for "Hitler's pensions"

February 28, 2019

Worldwide, 2,033 beneficiaries pay in some cases $ 1,500 per month. In Latin America, there are 38 distributed among Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Colombia, Ecuador and Paraguay.

Have collaborated with the Adolf Hitler is, for some, a reason for compensation that remains in effect even if more than 74 years have elapsed since the end of Second World War. The benefited was installed in the 50s and aimed at compensating victims of confrontation, whether civilians or military, and even veterans who enlisted by force, voluntarily or by force. Wehrmacht.

According to figures published by the German government, in February, there would have been 2,033 People scattered around the world who collect this money and the federal authorities of the countries where the beneficiaries are are putting pressure on Germany to clarify the accusers.

The case was unearthed on February 20 in the middle of a resolution pbaded by a group of Belgian MPs demanding the end of the transfer of funds from a German regional state that pays disability pension for 18 fighters Belgians who fought between 1939 and 1945 for the army of Hitler.

According to the German newspaper Bild, 2,033 people those who received this benefit in February, 38 are in Latin America. In more detail there is 18 in Brazil, 8 in Argentina, 3 in Chile, 2 in Uruguay and one in Colombia, Ecuador and Paraguay.

Among the controversies around the so-called "Hitlerite Pensions"Ex-SS, concentration camp guards or war criminals are left behind, but there is suspicion that some people are not eligible and take these pensions.

The German government claims to ignore how many people in total have seen this benefit since its creation. In addition, it is protected in the protection of personal data so as not to reveal the identity or profile of the beneficiaries.