his capture by
Mossad
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. Klammer and Eichmann, under the alias 'Ricardo Klement', both worked for
CAPRI Construction in
Tucumán Province.
Klammer recognized 'Klement' as Eichmann, and, when he returned to Germany, attempted to report him, but German authorities did not take action. He confided in his friend Giselher Pohl, a priest, who told his bishop of Klammer's sighting. This led to Mossad's investigation and kidnapping of Eichmann.
Klammer attended university in
Göttingen
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, as did his future wife Ilse and their friends, Rosemarie and Giselher Pohl; Klammer studied geology, history, and philosophy.
Klammer applied in 1939 to join the
SS, but his application was rejected, as his father had had
tuberculosis
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.
After seeing images of
concentration camps, Klammer left Germany.
Klammer died in 1982, wishing for his role as an informant to be hidden.
His family gave permission for his role to be revealed in 2021.
References
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Year of birth missing
1982 deaths
Adolf Eichmann