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Pursuit of Nazi collaborators
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The pursuit of Nazi collaborators refers to the post-WWII pursuit and apprehension of individuals who were not citizens of the Third Reich at the outbreak of World War II and collaborated with the Nazi regime during the war. Hence, this article does not cover former members of the NSDAP and their fate after the war.
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Today
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “not citizens of the third reich at the outbreak of world war ii and collaborated with the nazi regime during th”. Today it says “pursued and apprehended”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then
not citizens of the third reich at the outbreak of world war ii and collaborated with the nazi regime during th
Now
pursued and apprehended
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