Leading Nazi-hunters defended the International Committee of the Red Cross, which has come under siege because Nazis used the group’s documents to travel after World War II. Serge and Beate Klarsfeld said the amount of good done by Red Cross to help people after the war dwarfed the benefit taken by a few Nazis. The Red Cross has confirmed that it issued travel documents to Nazi camp doctor Josef Mengele, but that it was unaware of his identity. The document was issued in the name of Helmut Gregor.
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