Klaus Barbie

Klaus Barbie (October 25, 1913 – September 25, 1991) was a Hauptsturmführer in the German SS and the Gestapo (secret police) during the Nazi regime. He used the alias Klaus Altmann while he was hiding in Bolivia from 1955.

Trivia

He is humorously referred to in the 2001 comedy film Rat Race, in which a young girl sees a signpost reading "The Barbie Museum" along the highway, expecting it to showcase the popular Mattel doll, Barbie. Upon entering, the (seemingly) Jewish family finds it a memorial to Klaus Barbie, and full of skinheads and neo-Nazis.

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2001 - Comedy film - Rat Race - Highway - Mattel - Barbie - Skinheads - Neo-Nazis

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In the novel The Runner, he is working for the United States army to track down Erich Seyss, a Nazi war criminal.

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United States - Army

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According to Lucie Aubrac's memoirs, Barbie would engage in "amorous activities" with his secretary while he waited for his victims to regain consciousness.

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The character Sturmbannführer Ludwig Kessler in the BBC TV series Secret Army was loosely based on Barbie.

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Sturmbannführer - BBC TV - Secret Army

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