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Press Release: Nazi Hunter joins NZ Holocaust Foundation's International Council
Dr Efraim Zuroff, the Coordinator of Nazi war crimes research for the Simon Wiesenthal Center, has joined the Holocaust Foundation as member of our International Council. Zuroff’s recent comments on the “local hero” status of Mt Hutt’s former Waffen-SS soldier Willi Huber have been widely reported in international media.
Guest Post: A controversial “legacy”
At 17, Huber volunteered for the Waffen-SS, and served as a machine-gunner, earning two Iron Cross medals on the eastern front. After the war, he was held as a PoW for 16 months. Despite this, Huber has been the subject of several laudatory media stories, including a controversial TVNZ programme in 2017, which was heavily criticised for glossing over and minimising his Nazi past.
Nazi Hunter Reacts To Death Of Local “Hero” SS-Waffen Soldier
As a historian, I can state unequivocally that serving in a Waffen-SS unit on the Eastern front, there is no way that Mr Huber could possibly not have been aware of the massive atrocities carried out by the SS and the Wehrmacht…
An Interview With The Last Nazi Hunter: Part I
"The only country that refused to take legal action after a governmental enquiry was New Zealand”, says The Last Nazi Hunter, Dr Efraim Zuroff.