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Argentina's government announced plans to declassify files related to Nazi war criminals who sought refuge in the country after World War II
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The Buenos Aires Times reported a cabinet member confirmed President Javier Mille's order after a request from U.S. Republican Senator Steve Daines during a meeting in February
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The declassified documents will include information on banking transactions and military records related to Nazi fugitives, including Adolf Eichmann, one of the architects of the Holocaust, and Joseph Mingala, known as the Angel of Death
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While some Nazis fled to countries like the United States after World War II, Argentina became a prominent destination for high-ranking officials of the Nazi regime, offering them protection for decades
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Since the declassification announcement, a commonly known conspiracy theory is making the rounds on social media
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Did Adolf Hitler live the rest of his life in Argentina? According to the theory, Hitler did not end his own life in his Berlin bunker in April 1945
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but instead fled to South America where he lived in secret for many years
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France 24 News outlet reported there's no indication the newly declassified documents shed any light on the Hitler conspiracy
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Well, historians like Richard J. Evans have dismissed the Hitler escape theory for years
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pointing to forensic evidence including Hitler's dental remains, which match his known records and confirmed in 2018 by a team examining archives
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For Straight Arrow News, I'm Kaylee Carey. For all your latest news headlines, download the Straight Arrow News app today
