Quo Fuit places 3 dated presences for Walter Rauff across 3 places, from 1958 to 1984.
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Hermann Julius Walther Rauff, also Walther Rauff (19 June 1906 – 14 May 1984) was a mid-ranking SS commander in Nazi Germany.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where Walter Rauff was documented, and when
1958year
Chileattested“Rauff left Ecuador in 1958 and moved to Chile.”source: Wikipedia: Walter Rauff
1958year
Ecuadorattested“Rauff left Ecuador in 1958 and moved to Chile.”source: Wikipedia: Walter Rauff
14 May 1984exact date
Santiagoattested“Suffering from lung cancer, Rauff died in Santiago on 14 May 1984 from a heart attack.”source: Wikipedia: Walter Rauff
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1937year
Santiagomentioned“In 1937, Rauff left the Navy following an adultery scandal, but he was discharged "with all honours", as he said in a 1972 deposition before a German prosecutor in Santiago de Chile.”source: Wikipedia: Walter Rauff
1940 to 1941period
English Channelmentioned“Between 1940 and 1941, Rauff returned to the Navy as a volunteer, commanding a minesweeper flotilla in the English Channel.”source: Wikipedia: Walter Rauff
April 1941month
Reich Security Main Officementioned“He was promoted to Lieutenant Commander (Korvettenkapitän) in April 1941, shortly before he was discharged from active service, he then returned to the Reich Security Main Office (RSHA).”source: Wikipedia: Walter Rauff
1942year
Vichymentioned“Rauff was later involved in the persecution of Jews in Vichy France-controlled French protectorate of Tunisia during 1942 and 1943, by implementing the antisemitic Statute of the Jews enacted by the metropolitan Vichy state.”source: Wikipedia: Walter Rauff
October 1942month
Second Battle of El Alameinmentioned“However, his mission to exterminate the Middle East's Jewish population was brought to an abrupt halt when the British Eighth Army defeated Erwin Rommel at El Alamein in October 1942.”source: Wikipedia: Walter Rauff
1943year
Milanmentioned“In 1943, Rauff was sent to Milan where he took charge of all Gestapo and SD operations throughout northwest Italy.”source: Wikipedia: Walter Rauff
May 1943month
Tunisiamentioned“Rommel was forced to withdraw the remnants of his army to Tunisia, where it sustained a bridgehead until May 1943, enabling Rauff's SS to start lower scale persecutions of local Jews.”source: Wikipedia: Walter Rauff
1948year
Damascusmentioned“In 1948, he was recruited by Syrian intelligence and went to Damascus, where he served as military advisor to President Husni al-Za'im when they fought against the newly established State of Israel, only to fall out of favour after a cou…”source: Wikipedia: Walter Rauff
February 1950month
Syriamentioned“An earlier CIA report, from February 1950, stated that Cross helped Rauff obtain the necessary papers for settling in South America (entering by Argentina) and added: "It is not improbable that Subject's presence in Syria was in connecti…”source: Wikipedia: Walter Rauff
1953year
Egyptmentioned“One report indicated that Rauff did not reach Egypt, but a 1953 memo stated that an operative, most likely Rauff, was in the country at that time.”source: Wikipedia: Walter Rauff
1958year
Punta Arenasmentioned“In 1958, Rauff took on two roles: one as the manager of a king crab cannery in Punta Arenas, which is one of the southernmost towns in the world, and another as a merchant in Quito, Ecuador.”source: Wikipedia: Walter Rauff
1960year
German Empirementioned“In 1960, Rauff made a trip to Germany, in order to claim his pension for the time which he had served in the Reichsmarine, and he had no trouble with the German authorities.”source: Wikipedia: Walter Rauff
1972year
Santiagomentioned“In 1972, in Santiago de Chile, Rauff gave a deposition as a witness before a German prosecutor.”source: Wikipedia: Walter Rauff
1979year
Los Pozosmentioned“In the meantime, Rauff disappeared and was discovered by the documentary filmmaker William Bemister in Los Pozos, Santiago de Chile, in 1979, and interviewed.”source: Wikipedia: Walter Rauff
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