Kurt Waldheim
Kurt Josef Waldheim was an Austrian diplomat and politician, the 4th Secretary General of the United Nations (1972-1981), and President of Austria (1986-1992).
In 1938 Waldheim joined the National Socialist Students' Union of Germany. Later he volunteered for the Sturmabteilung (SA), the Nazi Party's original paramilitary wing. During the World War II (Great Patriotic War) he saw active service in the German military. He was awarded the Iron Cross and other medals for his "outstanding service".
In 1971 he was elected the United Nations Secretary General, and in 1976 he was re-elected to a second term.
In 1986, Kurt Waldheim was nominated for the Austrian presidency. Two months before the election, an investigation by American "Nazi hunter" Eli Rosenbaum uncovered documents showing Kurt Waldheim's Nazi past. The Yugoslav War Crimes Commission demanded his extradition on charges of involvement in the massacre in Kozar (Yugoslavia) in 1942, where about 20,000 locals were killed and 68,600 people were deported, including 23,500 children. Thus, Waldheim was implicated in Nazi mass murder and involved in the most sensational of all post-war Nazi scandals.[1]
Nevertheless, on 8 June 1986, Kurt Waldheim was elected president of Austria and served one term.
References
- ↑ Why did the DOJ Refuse to Release Information on Kurt Waldheim, Nazi, UN General Secretary, and Austrian President?, by Bernie Horowitz, November 16, 2010. unredacted.com
