Adolf to Azov

In the early forties, the world had turned on Germany, and what seemed as like a winning war, quickly turned into an imminent defeat. While the Germans were still fighting, in August 1944, Martin Borman, was given a task, to plan Operation Eagle Flight. This was a secret plan, that would be aimed at helping key Nazi officials and others escape the war in Germany and go to South America. From there the Germans would rebuild the Reich. While the German generals, were focused on finding ways to help Germany win, Borman was tasked with planning for defeat, so that even if Germany fell, the Reich could still survive.

This plan would require that Germany not only move people, but also wealth and technology.

For this, Bormans first task was to establish multiple front companies, across many different countries. It’s rumored that Borman had 750 front companies operating in 15 different countries, for this purpose. The Swiss were also helpful too, with their banks helping to launder money, from Madrid to Buenos Arias. Gold was to be exchanged for bearer bonds, which would be transferred to South America utilizing diplomatic pouches, so they could not be messed with. Since the bearer bonds wealth is only applicable to the person holding the bonds, and the fact that diplomatic pouches can’t be touched legally, made the money safe.

Hitler being an avid artist himself, also order that art collection be smuggled as well to South America through Spain, piece by piece. For technical information, patents and other technical documents were transferred as well. These technical documents would be carried out of Germany in diplomatic pouches as well.

The Vatican was also helping the Germans escape as well, with the “Church’s Rat Lines.” The Chruch’s Rat Lines were a logistic network spanning multiple different countries, which helped Nazis escape. It went from Germany to Spain, Italy, Australia, America, and Argentina. Even the Red Cross made deals with Nazi officials to help some of them escape as well.