Adolf Eichmann Biography

Adolf Eichmann biography

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NAME: Karl Adolf Eichmann
OCCUPATION: War Criminal
BIRTH DATE: March 19, 1906
DEATH DATE: May 31, 1962
PLACE OF BIRTH: Solingen, Germany

PLACE OF DEATH: Tel Aviv, Israel

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Adolf Eichmann would be executed by the state of Israel for his role as coordinator of logistics for "the final solution to the Jewish question."

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Nazi German bureaucrat Adolf Eichmann would be executed by the state of Israel for his role as coordinator of logistics for "the final solution to the Jewish question." Eichmann joined the Nazi party in 1932 and rose quickly through the ranks of the SS as he traveled Nazi held territory in search of Jewish populations. During his trial, Eichmann held firmly that he was just following orders.