Nazi Germany came up with the infamous “J” stamp in Jews’ passports to prevent them from fleeing to wartime Switzerland, a Swiss magazine reported. Reversing its original story from 45 years ago, The Observer said recent research indicates that Swiss authorities did not initiate the idea, but approved it when proposed by Nazi officials. The original story, which put the blame squarely on the Swiss, had been based on documents made available by the Allies.
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