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Also Known As Karl Adolf Eichmann
Born March 19, 1906 • Solingen • Germany
Died May 31, 1962 (aged 56) • Tel Aviv–Yafo • Israel
Political Affiliation Nazi Party
Role In final solution • Holocaust • Wannsee Conference • World War II

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