How Mossad Used A Holocaust Survivor's Daughter To Hunt Down Nazi Mastermind Eichmann

In an operation that later became a defining chapter in the history of modern intelligence, Israel’s Mossad tracked down and captured Adolf Eichmann, the chief architect of the Holocaust, after a years-long global pursuit marked by secrecy, patience and remarkable coordination.

Eichmann, a former SS lieutenant colonel, played a central role in orchestrating the genocide of 60 lakh Jews during World War II. Once Germany surrendered, he slipped through the cracks of post-war justice. Despite being detained multiple times, he managed to escape on each occasion, eventually fleeing Europe through the clandestine “ratline", a network that helped several high-ranking Nazis evade Allied forces.

By 1950, Eichmann had resurfaced in Argentina under the assumed identity of ‘Ricardo Clement’, blendin