Klaus Barbie

Klaus Barbie

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Nikolaus "Klaus" Barbie (25 October 1913 – 23 September 1991) was an SS-Hauptsturmführer (rank equivalent to army captain) and Gestapo member. He was known as the "Butcher of Lyon" for having personally tortured French prisoners of the Gestapo while stationed in Lyon, France. After the war, United States intelligence services employed him for their anti-Marxist efforts, and also helped him escape to South America. The Bundesnachrichtendienst (the West German intelligence agency) recruited him, and he may have helped the CIA capture Argentine revolutionary Che Guevara in 1967. Barbie is suspected of having had a hand in the Bolivian coup d'état orchestrated by Luis García Meza Tejada in 1980. After the fall of the dictatorship, Barbie no longer had the protection of the Bolivian government, and in 1983 was extradited to France, where he was convicted of crimes against humanity. He died of cancer in prison on 23 September 1991.

  • Title: Klaus Barbie
  • Popularity: 0.546
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1913-10-25
  • Place of Birth: Bad Godesberg, Deutschland
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  • Also Known As: Nikolaus "Klaus" Barbie, Klaus Altmann, le Boucher de Lyon
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Klaus Barbie Movies

  • 1988
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    Hôtel Terminus: The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie

    Hôtel Terminus: The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie

    7 1988 HD

    Marcel Ophuls' riveting film details the heinous legacy of the Gestapo head dubbed "The Butcher of Lyon." Responsible for over 4,000 deaths in...

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  • 2012
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    Klaus Barbie, sur les traces d'un criminel nazi

    Klaus Barbie, sur les traces d'un criminel nazi

    8 2012 HD

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  • 2007
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    My Enemy's Enemy

    My Enemy's Enemy

    7.1 2007 HD

    A look at the history of one-time Gestapo commander Klaus Barbie, infamously known as "The Butcher of Lyon." This documentary's main focus will be on...

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  • 2015
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    Mein Name sei Altmann

    Mein Name sei Altmann

    8 2015 HD

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  • 2007
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    Terror's Advocate

    Terror's Advocate

    6.7 2007 HD

    A documentary on Jacques Vergès, the controversial lawyer and former Free French Forces guerrilla, exploring how Vergès assisted, from...

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