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Wanted Nazi Walther Rauff 'was West German spy'

A high-ranking Nazi officer who helped develop a mobile gas chamber became a spy for West Germany after World War II, archives have revealed.

Former SS officer Walther Rauff worked for West German intelligence service, the BND, between 1958 and 1962....

[The] BND traced him and recruited him as spy, ostensibly to go to Cuba to spy on leader Fidel Castro.

He was denied entry but still earned more than DM70,000 ($18,000, £11,500) during his time with the service.

Publicly he became a wanted man when his wartime role was brought to light but - even after his arrest by Chilean police in 1962 - he was being supported by the BND....

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