Man of the World War II: meyer lansky, a gangster who joined the world war.

Man of the World War II: meyer lansky, a gangster who participated in the World War II, has seen HBO's popular gangster drama boardwalk empire, and most of his friends will notice that there is a gentle and resourceful little man-Meyer Lansky. In fact, like Luciano and al capone in the play, Meyer Lansky is also a real historical figure and a giant of the underworld for decades. As one of the founders of organized crime, meyer lansky won the title of "gangster accountant" for his intelligence. Different from other mafia bosses, Lansky took the initiative to cooperate with the United States in World War II and entered the war in a special way, writing a magical history in which blacks and whites fought side by side. ▲ Meyer Lansky in boardwalk empire▲ In reality, Meyer Lansky's story begins with 1902. Meyer lansky, a Jew, was born in Grodno, Russia, and was once the territory of Polish kingdom in local history. Therefore, when people ask about Lansky's nationality, he always says that he is Polish. At the age of nine, Lance immigrated to the United States with his family and took root in new york on the east coast. After entering the vat of the United States of America, Lansky formed a small gang with Bugsy Siegel and the future boss of Luciano family, Charles Luciano, and embarked on the road of crime together with the lineup of troika. ▲ Meyer Lansky (left) and Charles in boardwalk empire? Luciano (right) ▲ Meyer Lansky (right) and Charles in reality? Luciano (left), pay attention to the height difference. During the prohibition of alcohol in the United States, the "Troika" participated in the illegal activities of smuggling alcoholic beverages and privately making liquor. The profit of this illegal act is so high that sometimes they can even get a profit of 100%, from which Lansky got the first bucket of gold in his life. Of course, in order to ensure that no one can interfere with their income, these three people have also committed many crimes of murder and arson. 193 1 year, Lansky cooperated with Luciano and killed Luciano's boss, Joe Mahria, making Luciano the leader of the gangster family. ▲ Luciano's former boss: Joe Masseria, Masseria tried to send someone to assassinate Luciano, and finally made Luciano make up his mind to get rid of this "boss". Lansky was unmoved by the position of the gang leader, so he assured his brother Luciano that he was in control. Personally, he likes to keep a low profile, and he is clearly aware that in the social atmosphere at that time, no one can stand a Jew becoming the head of the family. In addition, if you are in the position of the boss, it is easy to attract the attention of many opponents or even * * *. In fact, in 1936, Luciano was put in prison because he was the boss of the family and was accused of manipulating a prostitution ring. Therefore, Lansky positioned himself as a strategist of the mafia boss. He made many friends in the underworld circle and skillfully used his superb negotiation skills to make the whole gang's affairs flourish. From the 1930 s, Lansky began to invest in gambling. He started gambling business all over the United States by relying on the money he earned from smuggling alcoholic drinks. 1936, he runs underground casinos in Florida and New Orleans, even in Cuba in the Caribbean. These casinos soon succeeded, and all the secrets were attributed to Lansky's intelligence. ▲ An American casino opened in Havana, Cuba. In the heyday of Lansky, his casinos were all over Cuba. With the scale of Lansky's casino getting bigger and bigger, he began to worry that he would follow in the footsteps of another gangster accused of tax evasion, al capone. As a result, Lansky began to transfer his property to a neutral Swiss bank, where he opened an account to launder the black money he earned. Because the casino profits are amazing, Lansky actually bought a bank in Switzerland, specializing in money laundering! The outbreak of World War II interrupted Lansky's casino career. Under the ravages of Nazi Germany, Jews in many countries in Eastern Europe were put into concentration camps and tortured to death. The tragic experience of compatriots made Lansky angry. What he can't tolerate is that advocating Nazism actually happened right under his nose-the United States flaunted freedom of speech, which led to various anti-human Nazi groups blooming everywhere in North America, frequently organizing activities and advocating Nazism. Finally, the unbearable Lansky put down his casino business and began to seek "dark justice" and took the initiative to crack down on the Nazis. In the secret of a Nazi organization in the United States and Germany, Lansky led his 14 people into the venue, beat up Nazi members, chased them all the way and ran all over Manhattan. Lansky later recalled: "The stage of these Nazis was decorated with 10,000 figures and portraits of Hitler, and the loudspeakers were playing Hitler's roar, which made people feel particularly unhappy." Although there were only fifteen of us at that time, I rushed in and threw these Nazis out the window one by one. Most Nazis panicked and ran away. We kicked them out and beat them up. I want you to know through this incident that Jews can't always sit around waiting to be insulted. "All this is seen by the United States * *. As far as officials are concerned, they can't intervene in Nazi activities, but it will be a great pleasure if such gangsters stand up and resist. ▲ As a Jew, the Nazis who carried out fascist propaganda in the United States with Nazi flags hated these Nazis. 19411On February 9th, the United States officially declared war on Nazi Germany. Only two months later, on February 9th, 1942, a strange fire broke out at new york pier. The famous French cruise ship Normandy, which is being converted into a troop carrier, suddenly caught fire. In less than 12 hour, this huge cruise ship weighing 80,000 tons collapsed on the dock of new york Port like a dying elephant. At that time, Normandy was refitting its troop carrier, and the US Navy concluded that it was probably a sabotage by Nazi spies! What worries the United States is that it has received many reports that German spies set off on floating submarines at night and landed in the United States from the east coast, waiting for an opportunity to attack high-value targets. ▲ After putting out the fire, Normandy collapsed on the dock of new york Harbor like a dying elephant. The US Navy decided that it must try to protect the important goal of the New York Shipyard and prevent German spies from using similar methods to attack and destroy newly built large warships. To accomplish this task, we need to recruit a group of people who are familiar with the coastline of new york. Then, the question becomes where to find such a group of people? Led by Lansky, the mafia boss in new york! Before that, as a Jew, Lansky actually applied for military service many times, eager to join the battlefield and beat up the Nazis. However, his request was repeatedly rejected by the army. Obviously, for a Jew who is nearly 40 years old, there is no suitable position in the army-besides, he is only 5 feet 4 inches tall! Now, Lansky's chance has come. After he joined the U.S. Navy, he soon reached the knowledge of * * *. With the assistance of the United States, the navy and the New York gangsters launched a battle called "Mafia Action". Organized by Lansky, the gang put the area around the New York Shipyard under surveillance. In the past, gangsters kept on high alert, always guarding against unidentified people approaching the shipyard. As compensation, the United States promised to release Luciano after he was imprisoned 1936. ▲ The fast battleship Iowa is being built at the new york Naval Shipyard. The US Navy does not want to see the tragedy similar to Normandy repeated on its latest warship, so it cooperates with the mafia to carry out "Mafia Action" to ensure the safety of the naval shipyard. Later, the scale of the operation gradually expanded, and gangsters began to secretly assassinate some pro-Nazis in the United States to protect the railways, chemical plants and other facilities in New York State from Nazi agents. However, these tasks of Lansky and his associates are confidential, and everything is under the secret control of the FBI. As a gangster, Lansky participated in the Second World War in such a unique way. After the war, the United States fulfilled its "promise" in a very robber-like way-they commuted Luciano's sentence to nine months' imprisonment and then deported him. Luciano had to return to Italy, the mafia boss who once dominated the east coast, and will spend the rest of his life under the supervision of Italian agents. For Lansky to stay in the United States, his frustration has just begun. 1946, Lansky, Bugsy Siegel and several other gangsters from Chicago invested to build the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas. However, at that time, the tourism industry in Las Vegas was far less prosperous than it is today, and the flamingo hotel entered a state of loss shortly after its operation. This eventually led to Siegel being shot at 1947. Although after this, Lansky still firmly held the control of Flamingo Hotel, but the influence of New York gangster family in Las Vegas began to decline, and the balance of power began to tilt to Chicago gangster family. ▲ Today's flamingo hotel, the decline of Lansky's underworld career, started here. It never rains but it pours. 1959 after the Cuban revolution, Cuba's new * * * decided to ban illegal gambling in China and nationalize Lansky's hotels in Cuba. The move cost Lansky $7 million, and Miami was also cracking down on illegal gambling, leaving Lansky with only Las Vegas casinos as his source of income. 1970, the United States began to sue Lansky for alleged tax evasion. Lansky had to flee to Israel, the hometown of Jews, and invested heavily in the hope of settling in Israel. But Israel doesn't buy it. Two years later, Lansky was deported from Israel. After returning to the United States, Lansky accepted the trial of * * *, but after two years of trial, the court acquitted Lansky with 1974, and he was released in court. ▲ 1973, Lansky, who entered the court for trial at that time, now looks a little haggard. After his release, Lansky returned to the house he bought in Miami Beach and spent the last few years of his life in poverty. 1983 65438+ 10 15, the once-popular gangster accountant died of lung cancer at home at the age of 80. However, as a legend in the history of American underworld, Lansky will not die out in people's memory. His legendary story has influenced many popular TV dramas such as Imperial Boardwalk, Godfather 2 and Once upon a time in America for a long time. It can be said that if a resourceful, calm and brave little Jewish mafia image appears on the screen, there is no doubt that his prototype is mostly Meyer Lansky. ▲ 1974 in the classic gangster movie "Godfather 2", the scheming Hyman? Ross is based on Lansky. ▲ 1984 In the classic gangster movie "Once upon a time in America" starring Robert De Niro, the protagonist Max is also based on Lansky.