How many Axis leaders survived the end of the war?
How many Axis leaders survived the end of the war?
It is intresting to compare the fate of those politicians who fell into the hands of Nazis/fascists and their treatment, with the treatment that the Axis leaders received. It seems to me that many democratic politicians such as Blum and Daladier in France survived the war in German hands, yet, surprise, surprise, most top pro-Axis leaders were executed at the end of the war. As far as I know, outside of Mannerheim and Horthy, all top Axis leaders were killed, or suicide. The list of executed is Tiso, Mussolini, Quisling. What was fate of Antonescu, and Pavelic?
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This is interesting: A stamp allegedly printed in Spain in 1959 - marking the 30th anniversary of Pavelic's founding of the Ustasha movement. I am not sure under what circumstances these would have been used. Perhaps purely commemorative:
From: http://connexus.net.au/~mikuto/stamps/stmp_pri.htm
Yes. After Peron was overthrown in Argentina, many Axis figures who had taken refuge there were forced to scatter (for example, Josef Mengele), or at least live less openly than when Peron was in power (Adolf Eichmann). The assassination attempt against Pavelic was said to have been undertaken by the Tito regime.Pavelic died on December 28 1959 in the German hospital in Madrid, Spain as a result of wounds, sustained in 1957 assasination attempt in Argentina.
This is interesting: A stamp allegedly printed in Spain in 1959 - marking the 30th anniversary of Pavelic's founding of the Ustasha movement. I am not sure under what circumstances these would have been used. Perhaps purely commemorative:
From: http://connexus.net.au/~mikuto/stamps/stmp_pri.htm
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Pavelic indeed received Vatican's support in escaping to Argentina. In 1986 US government released some classified documents that proved Vatican's involvement in Pavelic's escape. It is said that the "Commissione d' Assistanza Pontifica" prepared the route for Pavelic and his 200 advisers to escape in Argentina via Austria. They hide themselves in some cloister in Austria disguised as monks. Pavelic arrived in Buenos Aires on Nov 9 1948 with Red Cross passport issued in the name of Pal Aranyos and lived there openly for more than eight years.
The main reason for transfer of Pavelic's organisation in Spain was (supposly) that he lost confidance in Peronists in Argentina government. In April 1957 an assassination attempt on Pavelic was carried out by Yugoslav secret service (UDBa) and Pavelic suspected that important Peronists in Argentina administration withdraw their support. Indeed, as later become clear, there were some native Argentine that participated in the attempt. It was not so much for Peron's simpathy toward fashists/nazis that guaranteed Pavelic's security but rather his wartime booty (some 200 million Swiss franks, mainly in gold).
sylvieK4,
according to the website were you find those stamps NDH became the member of Union Postal Universelle (International Postal Association) on May 1941 and its membership was never suspended. The stamps were officialy issued by "Croatian Government in Exile".
very best
MaPen
The main reason for transfer of Pavelic's organisation in Spain was (supposly) that he lost confidance in Peronists in Argentina government. In April 1957 an assassination attempt on Pavelic was carried out by Yugoslav secret service (UDBa) and Pavelic suspected that important Peronists in Argentina administration withdraw their support. Indeed, as later become clear, there were some native Argentine that participated in the attempt. It was not so much for Peron's simpathy toward fashists/nazis that guaranteed Pavelic's security but rather his wartime booty (some 200 million Swiss franks, mainly in gold).
sylvieK4,
according to the website were you find those stamps NDH became the member of Union Postal Universelle (International Postal Association) on May 1941 and its membership was never suspended. The stamps were officialy issued by "Croatian Government in Exile".
very best
MaPen
