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Adolf Eichmann was born on March 19, 1906.

Posted by The Pete Quiñones Show, Checked

Polygraph verdictTrue
Sources
7 support
Said
1 time·
Confidence
95%
The Pete Quiñones ShowOct 10, 2026
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Multiple independent sources (Nuremberg Trials Project, PBS American Experience, Holocaust Encyclopedia, Wikipedia, Deutsches Historisches Museum) state Adolf Eichmann was born on March 19, 1906, in Solingen; none contradicts it. The extracted claim matches the passage's date, and the passage's 'he was born, uh, March 19th, 1906' is the claimant's own words used only for resolving the referent.

What was said

… That's really, really strange for all kinds of reasons, not the least of which, Eichmann was a fairly irrelevant person. He. He was a young guy, you know, he when the war ended, ah he was only about 40 or he just turned 41. He was born, uh, March 19th, 1906. Hill. His final rank was Oberstleutnant. Which is, was the ss equivalent of a lieutenant colonel. In the NATO rank system at base, he was a policeman and. His, uh, he served the RSHA. …
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What we found

Supports. The Nuremberg Trials Project record lists Eichmann's birth as 1906-03-19 in Solingen.[1]

Supports. PBS American Experience states Eichmann was born on March 19, 1906, in the Rhineland.[2]

Supports. The US Holocaust Memorial Museum Encyclopedia gives Eichmann's birth as March 19, 1906, in Solingen, Germany.[3]

Supports. The Wikipedia entry and the German Historical Museum's LeMO biography both give 19 March 1906 as Eichmann's birth date.[4][5]

Supports. The Britannica and National WWII Museum entries also give March 19, 1906 as his birth date.[6][7]

Context. The claim matches the passage's stated date, which the claimant gave in the posted transcript; the passage is not evidence for the claim itself.

Sources

7 sources: 1 primary, 1 tier 2, 5 not rated

  1. 1Adolf Eichmann - Nuremberg Trials Projectnuremberg.law.harvard.edu · primary source · cited for: supports
  2. 2Adolf Eichmann (1906 -1962) | American Experiencepbs.org · tier 2 · cited for: supports
  3. 3Adolf Eichmann | Holocaust Encyclopediaencyclopedia.ushmm.org · not rated · cited for: supports
  4. 4Adolf Eichmann - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org · not rated · cited for: supports
  5. 5LeMO Biografie - Adolf Eichmann - Deutsches Historisches Museumdhm.de · not rated · cited for: supports
  6. 6Adolf Eichmann | Holocaust, Trial, Capture, Argentina ...britannica.com · not rated · cited for: supports
  7. 7The Trial of Adolf Eichmannnationalww2museum.org · not rated · cited for: supports

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