Nazi war criminals

Now aged 50, Meili says he would do it all again despite the upheaval of exile from Switzerland's close-knit society, which traditionally values unity and conformity.

Finland was attacked by the USSR during the war, and subsequently fought against the Soviets alongside Nazi Germany after the initiation of Operation Barbarossa in 1941.

The suspect said through his defense lawyer that he was “not aware of the background, intent or procedures behind the killing” at the camp.

The comments earned a swift rebuke from leading Jewish institutions in the United States.

"True, it was Germany that established the Camps, but our People were not murdered only in the camps. The members of our nation were betrayed by the people amongst whom they lived....also by Poles."

“Do you know who chased the Jews away to the Warsaw Ghetto? The Germans, you think? No. The Jews themselves went," Kornel Morawiecki said.

In the 1990s, Chrzanowski's stepson John Kingston informed London's Metropolitan Police of his suspicions.

Despite continuing efforts to put Nazi war criminals on trial, the old age and failing health of suspected perpetrators often prove to be a stumbling block for prosecutors.

L’agence d’espionnage dévoile ses tentatives infructueuses de traque des criminels nazis

Groening, who is physically frail, was sentenced to four years in prison in 2015, in one of the last cases against a surviving Nazi.