which stands for the
German phrase
Organisation der ehemaligen SS-Angehörigen, which in turn translates as “Organization of Former Members of the SS,” is the name given to an international
Nazi network alleged to have been set up towards the end of
World War II by a group of
SS officers in order to prevent their prosecutions for war crimes. This half-fictional organization, only partially based on real events, takes its name from
Frederick Forsyth's 1972 best-seller thriller
The Odessa File, which...