- Vladas Zajanckauskas
Vladas Zajanckauskas is an alleged
Nazi war criminal who at age 91 (as of September 2007) stands to become the oldest person ever deported as a result of an investigation by theU.S. Justice Department 's Office of Special Investigations (OSI).cite web
url=http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/09/29/two_faces_of_a_wwii_case/?page=full
title=Two faces of a WWII case: To US, a Nazi war criminal; to family, a good man
first=Linda
last=Matchan
publisher=Boston Globe
date=2007-09-29] The OSI claims he took part in the Nazi operation at theWarsaw Ghetto , an operation that triggered theWarsaw Ghetto Uprising and led to the extermination of more than 50,000 Jews. He claims, as a captured member of theLithuanian Army , to have been only in charge of the canteen at theTrawniki training camp, and to have never been toWarsaw .He recently completed a 99-page memoir, "My Bits of Life in This Beautiful World", which describes his childhood and wartime experiences.
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