Helmut Oberlander, the last Canadian tied to Nazi war crimes, dead at 97
For years, it was assumed—or feared—that Helmut Oberlander would die before he could be deported from Canada for alleged Nazi-era war crimes. On Sept. 20, Oberlander obliged, ending arguably the most protracted and frustrating legal proceeding against any suspected war criminal on Canadian soil. He was 97 when he died, surrounded by family, at his […]
Oberlander’s deportation delayed; Canada mum on Russian request
Lawyers have filed an application to the Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB) asking that the case against 96-year-old former Nazi death squad member Helmut Oberlander be dismissed.
