Niklaus " Klaus " Barbie (25 October 1913 – 25 September 1991) was a German officer of the Schutzstaffel and Sicherheitsdienst who worked in Vichy France during World War II.

Nikolaus "Klaus" Barbie was the chief of the Gestapo in Lyon, France, a vital center of the French Resistance, during World War II. He was responsible for the execution or murder of over 4,000 …

Klaus Barbie (born Oct. 25, 1913, Bad Godesberg, Ger.—died Sept. 25, 1991, Lyon, France) was a Nazi leader, head of the Gestapo in Lyon from 1942 to 1944, who was held responsible for …

May 9, 2025 · Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie was deeply involved in setting up one of South America's most important drug cartels, according to a report Friday by German news weekly …

On the 3 July 1987 Klaus Barbie was sentenced to life imprisonment for crimes against humanity. Nine jurors and three judges found Barbie – known as the “Butcher of Lyons” – guilty of the …

Feb 9, 2010 · Klaus Barbie, the former Nazi Gestapo chief of German-occupied Lyon, France, goes on trial in Lyon more than four decades after the end of World War II. He was charged …

Klaus Barbie, born in 1913 in Germany, became infamous as the “Butcher of Lyon” during World War II. As an SS officer and head of the Gestapo in Lyon, France, he played a central role in …

In 1942 Klaus Barbie was assigned as the head of the local Gestapo in Lyon, France during the Nazi’s occupation. While in France he tortured many men, women, and children in various ways.

Jun 30, 2025 · As the Gestapo chief in Lyon, France, during World War Two, he had been tasked with shattering the French Resistance and ridding the German-occupied city of its Jewish …

Aug 26, 2025 · Klaus Barbie, known as the Butcher of Lyon, was a Nazi war criminal who committed atrocious crimes in France as the head of the Gestapo in Lyon. Credit to : The …