Avner Werner Less was a German-born Israeli police officer, best known for interrogating former German SS officer Adolf Eichmann after he was captured by Mossad agents in Argentina and brought to Israel to stand trial.
10 Facts About Avner Less
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Avner Less initially served as an attache in New York City, and as permanent representative of Israel to the annual conference of the UN Drug Commission in Geneva, and as a representative of Israel at Interpol.
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For nine months, Avner Less served as Eichmann's interrogator, questioning him daily for a total of 275 hours.
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Avner Less was the only investigator allowed to speak to Eichmann.
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In 1961, Avner Less testified and was cross-examined at Eichmann's trial.
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Extracts from the interrogation of Eichmann by Avner Less have been published in the 1983 book Eichmann Interrogated.
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Avner Less was already in Paris when he heard of Eichmann's execution.
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Avner Less lectured on the Eichmann trial in schools throughout Europe, including in Germany.
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In 1964, Avner Less traveled to Germany at the request of prosecutors to testify at the trial of two Nazi war criminals on trial in Frankfurt over their role in the murder of 400,000 Hungarian Jews.
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Avner Less settled in Switzerland in 1968, and until 1971 was a member of the Banque de Credit International Geneve.