ABSTRACT
Technological developments in the “Third Reich” were followed with acute interest by Allied secret services throughout the Second World War. Recruiting of German personnel by Argentina and Brazil took place in a context shaped by various factors. Besides the modernising ambitions of the Argentine and Brazilian governments, these factors included the policy of the occupying powers in Germany, in particular their approach to German militarism as well as to the migration of German manpower. The recruitment of German arms experts to work in Argentina and Brazil in the years following Germany’s defeat in the Second World War must be seen in the context of a tradition in both countries of acquiring foreign know-how as part of their strategy of industrial modernization. Argentina and Brazil were among the many countries lacking the easy access to German personnel enjoyed by the occupying powers in their respective zones.
