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  1. The Notorious Klaus Barbie: The Butcher Of Lyon

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    WebSep 20, 2017 · One of the more horrific stories involving Klaus Barbie and his torture techniques was told by the daughter of a French Resistance …

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    • Klaus Barbie - Wikipedia

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      Nikolaus "Klaus" Barbie (25 October 1913 – 25 September 1991) was a German operative of the SS and SD who worked in Vichy France during World War II. He became known as the "Butcher of Lyon" for having personally tortured prisoners—primarily Jews and members of the French Resistance—as the head of the Gestapo in Lyon. After the war, United States intelligence services employ…

    • Flaying - Wikipedia

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      • One of the plastinated exhibits in Body Worlds includes an entire posthumously flayed skin, and many of the other exhibits have had their skin removed.
      • In Greek mythology, Marsyas, a satyr, was flayed alive after losing a musical contest to Apollo.
      • Also according to Greek mythology, Aloeus is said to have had his wife flayed.

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      • TORTURE RECOUNTED AT THE BARBIE TRIAL - The New York Times

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        WebMay 23, 1987 · The court trying Klaus Barbie, which often echoes with whispers, was still and silent today as Simone Lagrange recounted how, as a 13-year-old, she was beaten senseless by Mr. Barbie, who was ...

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        • Targeting the Most Vulnerable: Klaus Barbie and the Izieu …

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          WebAs we near the anniversary of D-Day, the atrocities carried out by Gestapo official Nikolaus “Klaus” Barbie (1913-1991) in France prior to the Allied liberation of the country is the subject of this piece. Barbie, later named the “Butcher of Lyon,” tortured, murdered, and …

        • Klaus Barbie: women testify of torture at his hands

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          Webfrom the Saturday, March 23, 1987 issue of The Philadelphia Inquirer. LYON, France--In 1944, when she was 13, Simone Lagrange testified yesterday, Klaus Barbie gave her a smile as thin as a knife blade, then hit her in the face as he cuddled a cat at the Gestapo …

        • WAR CRIMINAL KLAUS BARBIE DIES - The Washington Post

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          WebSep 26, 1991 · September 26, 1991. Klaus Barbie, 77, the former Gestapo official who evaded justice for four decades before being condemned to life in prison four years ago for crimes against humanity, has died...

        • Klaus Barbie | Military Wiki | Fandom

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          WebIn Marcel Ophüls 's Oscar-winning documentary film Hôtel Terminus: The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie, the daughter of a French Resistance leader based in Lyon recounts her father's torture by Barbie – her father was beaten, skinned alive and his head was put …

        • Former Resistance Members Testify Barbie Tortured Them

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          WebMay 22, 1987 · LYON, France (AP) _ Former Lyon Gestapo chief Klaus Barbie took intense pleasure in torturing people, former members of the French Resistance testified today. ″When he had nobody to hit, he hit his boots.

        • Klaus Barbie: The "Butcher Of Lyon" Nazi Who Worked …

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          WebApr 2, 2019 · Gestapo officer Klaus Barbie, a.k.a. the "Butcher of Lyon," evaded justice at the Nuremberg Trials and was instead recruited by the CIA. It's estimated that Klaus Barbie was directly responsible for the …