Switzerland Opens Secret Files on Auschwitz's 'Angel of Death' The recent revelation that Switzerland has opened secret files on Oskar Groening, a German banker who played a crucial role in facilitating the mass murder of millions at Auschwitz during World War II, sheds new light on one of the darkest chapters in human history.
The contents of these archives paint a disturbing picture of Groening's complicity in the Holocaust and raise important questions about Switzerland's knowledge and involvement in Nazi war crimes.
The Life and Crimes of Oskar Groening Oskar Groening was a 37 year old German banker who worked for the Bank Leizig in Dresden when he was recruited by the Nazis to help facilitate the transportation of Jews to Auschwitz.