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About Mossad's Operation To Assassinate "The Butcher Of Riga" Herbert Cukurs | Nazi Hunters

The story of how Israeli secret service agents traveled to South America to assassinate Nazi war criminal Herbert Cukurs. Known as the Hangman of Riga, Cukurs was responsible for the deaths of over 30,000 Latvian Jews. War Stories is your one stop shop for all things military history. From Waterloo to Verdun, we'll be bringing you only the best documentaries and stories from history's most engaging and dramatic conflicts. You can find more from us on

Mossad's Operation To Assassinate "The Butcher Of Riga" Herbert Cukurs | Nazi Hunters is presented by War Stories. Its listed runtime is 42 minutes. The source link and publisher attribution are provided with the embedded film.

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Mossad's Operation To Assassinate "The Butcher Of Riga" Herbert Cukurs | Nazi Hunters
Runtime
42 minutes
Language
English
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War Stories

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