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Pursuit of Nazi collaborators

Do you remember how sometimes people do bad things and they get in trouble for it? Well, a long time ago, during World War II, there were some people who did very bad things. They were called Nazis and they hurt a lot of people, especially Jewish people.

After the war was over, many countries wanted to find all the Nazis who were still alive and punish them for the bad things they did. This was called the pursuit of Nazi collaborators.

The people who did the bad things were called collaborators because they worked with the Nazis and helped them hurt other people. The good people who were trying to find them and bring them to justice were called pursuers.

The pursuers had to work very hard to find the Nazi collaborators because many of them had gone into hiding. They had to search for clues and talk to people to try to find out where the collaborators were.

When they finally found a Nazi collaborator, the pursuers would arrest them and take them to court. The court would decide if they were guilty and punish them for their crimes.

The pursuit of Nazi collaborators was very important because it helped bring justice to the people who were hurt by the Nazis during the war. It also helped make sure that the world wouldn't forget about the terrible things that happened during that time.