Why did German Nazi war criminals flee to Latin America after their defeat?

During World War II, the Normandy landing began to turn the tide, and after the war, senior Nazi officials in Germany began to find their own way out. They know better than anyone that what they did during the people's war was not just severe punishment. At that time, when choosing the escape route, South America seemed to be an excellent destination for various reasons.

Tianya Haijiao. To tell the truth, South America at that time was really like the ends of the earth for Europe, not because it was far away, after all, not because no one had set foot before, but because of its geographical location, it seemed to be far away from the main battlefield. Australia seems a bit far away, but why not choose Australia and other Oceania countries? Or is it because South America has long been attached to Germany and even the Nazis?

The end of 19 and the beginning of the 20th century were the period of economic and political transformation in Latin American countries. For many ruling parties at that time, how to introduce advanced technology and ideas from Europe may be one of the feasible ways for the country to continue to develop, and it is also necessary to introduce labor, especially in the Southern Cone countries, that is, Argentina, Uruguay, Chile and other countries. At the beginning of the 20th century, the economies of these countries began to develop steadily, and at the same time, a large number of skilled laborers were needed to fill the domestic labor market. So a large number of German immigrants and Italian immigrants came to Latin America, especially before and after World War I, who brought not only technology but also Nazi ideas.

For Latin American countries, military politics is basically an "institutional habit" established from colonial times, so it is easy to be attracted by populism, order and racism emphasized by Nazism. So during World War II, these Latin American countries were not as innocent as they thought.

To sum up, Latin America was a very suitable place for many Nazi senior officials at that time.