Otto Adolf Eichmann, sometimes referred to as "the architect of the Holocaust," was a German Nazi who was captured by Israeli Mossad Operatives

1. Otto Adolf Eichmann, sometimes referred to as "the architect of the Holocaust", was a German Nazi and SS-Obersturmbannführer (equivalent to Lieutenant Colonel). He was captured by Israeli Mossad operatives in Argentina and found guilty of 15 criminal charges, including crimes against humanity and war crimes, and executed in 1962. Eichmann is the only person to have been executed in Israel on conviction by a civilian court.