Minnesota man exposed as commander of Nazi-led unit dies A Minnesota man exposed as a former commander of a Nazi-led unit during World War II has diedMINNEAPOLIS -- A retired Minnesota carpenter whom The Associated Press exposed as a former commander of a Nazi-led unit accused of war atrocities has died. And Minnesota Department of Health records show that a Michael Karkoc with the correct birthday died Dec. 14. Karkoc's involvement in the war surfaced when a retiree who researched Nazi war crimes approached the AP after coming across Karkoc’s name. Andriy Karkoc has said his father was never a Nazi and denied he was involved in any war crimes. Thomas Will, the deputy head of Germany’s special prosecutors' office that investigates Nazi crimes, concluded in 2013 that there was sufficient evidence that Karkoc was present.

Source: ABC News January 21, 2020 18:34 UTC