Polish prosecutors are trying to identify the sadistic Nazi guard known as “Ivan the Terrible” who served at Treblinka from 1942-43. Among those under investigation is John Demjanjuk, who was extradited to Israel in 1986 to stand trial for crimes against humanity.
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