Poland to compare photos of US man in Nazi crimes probe
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A Polish prosecutor pursuing a Nazi crimes investigation of a Minnesota man said experts would compare the man's photos with a picture of a Nazi commander to make sure they are the same person.
Michael Karkoc served as a World War II commander of a unit in the SS-led Ukrainian Self Defense Legion, which is accused of burning villages in Poland, Kresy.pl reported, adding that he emigrated to the U.S. in 1949 and eventually got work as a carpenter.
Karkoc, 97, published a memoir in 1995 confirming he was an SS officer but did not address the massacres. If Polish investigators confirm his identity, the country would seek to extradite him, Kresy.pl added.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Prosecutor Dariusz Antoniak said Thursday experts were working to confirm whether Karkoc was the same person as the Nazi commander by comparing photos of Karkoc with a 1940 photo of the commander, taken in Ukraine.
Kresy.pl and The Associated Press contributed to this report.