A book of Chile's Civil Police with declassified files relating to Nazi espionage in Chile is displayed after it was made public to be delivered to the archives in Santiago, Chile, June 22, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Vera
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chilean police made public on Thursday archive documents relating to its investigation during World War Two that uncovered how Nazi supporters in the country aided the Third Reich, including supplying information and plans to bomb mines in Chile.
Young members of families of German descent in southern Chile underwent paramilitary training, while Nazi supporters in the country routinely sent Germany information about the routes of Allied merchant vessels, the documents showed.
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