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Nakam
Nakam (, 'revenge') was a paramilitary organisation of about fifty Holocaust survivors who, after 1945, sought revenge for the murder of six million Jews during the The Holocaust, Holocaust. Led by Abba Kovner, the group sought to kill six million Germans in a form of indiscriminate revenge, "eye for an eye, a nation for a nation". Kovner went to Mandatory Palestine in order to secure large quantities of poison for poisoning water mains to kill large numbers of Germans. His followers infiltrated the water system of Nuremberg. However, Kovner was arrested upon arrival in the Allied-occupied Germany#British zone, British zone of occupied Germany and had to throw the poison overboard. After this failure, Nakam turned their attention to "Plan B", targeting German Prisoner of war, prisoners of war held by the United States Armed Forces, United States military in the Allied-occupied Germany#American zone, American zone. They obtained arsenic locally and infiltrated the bakeries that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nakam Bread
Nakam (, 'revenge') was a paramilitary organisation of about fifty Holocaust survivors who, after 1945, sought revenge for the murder of six million Jews during the Holocaust. Led by Abba Kovner, the group sought to kill six million Germans in a form of indiscriminate revenge, " a nation for a nation". Kovner went to Mandatory Palestine in order to secure large quantities of poison for poisoning water mains to kill large numbers of Germans. His followers infiltrated the water system of Nuremberg. However, Kovner was arrested upon arrival in the British zone of occupied Germany and had to throw the poison overboard. After this failure, Nakam turned their attention to "Plan B", targeting German prisoners of war held by the United States military in the American zone. They obtained arsenic locally and infiltrated the bakeries that supplied these prison camps. The conspirators poisoned 3,000 loaves of bread at (Consumer Cooperative Bakery) in Nuremberg, which sickened more than ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
