Poland Seeking Arrest of Minnesota Man, 98, It Says Was Nazi Commander

Poland will seek the arrest and extradition of a Minnesota man after confirming he was a Nazi unit commander suspected of ordering the killing of 44 Poles during World War II, a prosecutor said Monday. Robert Janicki said that various evidence gathered in years of investigation into U.S. citizen Michael K. confirmed “100 percent” that he was a commander of a unit in the SS-led Ukrainian Self Defense Legion, which is accused of burning villages and killing civilians in Poland. The Associated Press has identified the man as 98-year-old Michael Karkoc, from Minneapolis. Karkoc’s family denies that he was involved in any war crimes.