# ratlines

> system of escape routes for Nazis and other fascists fleeing Europe at the end of World War II

**Wikidata**: [Q699862](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q699862)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ratlines_(World_War_II))  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/ratlines


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
2. [The 7 Most Notorious Nazis Who Escaped to South America](http://web.archive.org/web/20180104011423/https://www.history.com/news/the-7-most-notorious-nazis-who-escaped-to-south-america)
3. [Source](https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1983/08/21/operation-ratline-was-barbies-ticket-out/64a26266-ce66-413f-84ab-ba83fc0206a3/)
4. [Source](https://www.dw.com/en/the-ratlines-what-did-the-vatican-know-about-nazi-escape-routes/a-52555068)
5. [Red Cross and Vatican helped thousands of Nazis to escape](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/may/25/nazis-escaped-on-red-cross-documents)