Oskar Schindler: Spy For The Nazis

In 1936, Oskar Schindler became a spy for the Nazi’s. He was soon arrested for treason under the Czech government, which lead to him being released under the Munich agreement. The Munich agreement is a settlement permitting the Nazi Germany's annexation of Czechoslovakia along the country's borders mainly inhabited by German speakers, for which a new territorial designation "Sudetenland" was originated. Once bailed from jail, he decided to continue gathering information from his last mission as part of the Nazis’. “-Gathering information about railways and troop movement of enemy lines” was his main job when becoming a spy for them, after and before being arrested(Prezi). In 1939,Schindler is promoted second in command as well as the decision to take over a factory in Poland, …show more content…
But, in 1943, the the Zionist leaders in Budapest were a lot tougher than the ones in his past. The commander was merciless to the Jews and the weather conditions were inferior. Schindler decides to make a list of Jews, he and others wish to save in 1944.”Schindler compiles a list of 1200 Jews that he then protects from the hands of the Nazis. By bribing Nazi officials, Schindler garners the release of any Jews on his list if they are caught. None of the Jews on the list are sent to concentration camps or otherwise killed”(Soft Schools) No Jews in Schindler's list are sent to concentration camps or killed. Schindler saved all those Jewish lives. Since earlier in his life he had been part of the Nazi Party, he was arrested and tried for war crimes in late 1944. “After the war, Schindler is tried for war crimes due to his position as a member of the Nazi party. He is released, however, after several Jews testify on his behalf.”(Soft Schools). Most Jewish people spoke at his trial and he is released without