War criminal found and sentenced

Title

War criminal found and sentenced

Genre

Interview

TX Date

14 Dec 1977

Year of production

1977

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Duration

00:02:13

Description

Hans Knoop, a journalist who exposed Peter Menten, an officer in the Third Reich, for war crimes. He talks about his quest to find and expose Menten, and the sentence that the German officer was given. He discusses the possibility of other German war criminals hiding out and paying for protection, as Menten did. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Hans Knoop

Keywords

Law; International relations; Penal sanctions; Nazis; War crimes; Peter Menten; Netherlands; Journalists; Hans Knoop

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