Eich ‧ mann, Ad ‧ olf /ˈaɪkmən, ˈaɪx-, ˈædɒlf $ ˈeɪdɑːlf/ BrE AmE
(1906–62) an Austrian Nazi who, during World War II, was one of the main people responsible for sending Jewish people to ↑ concentration camp s , where millions of them died. After the war he escaped to Argentina, but he was finally caught and taken to Israel. He was found guilty of ↑ war crime s and executed (↑ execute ) in 1962.