Meyer Lansky - The American Jewish Mobster Who Hunted Down Nazi Sympathizers And Secured New York...

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Even before WWII broke out, Meyer Lansky had been an avid anti-Nazi. "
Lansky and his own personal gang of men put their usual “businesses” on hold and began breaking up pro-Nazi rallies held by the German-American Bund. In fact, Lansky and 14 of his associates broke into the group’s rallies, conducted violent attacks on its members, and even chased them throughout Manhattan.
Lansky was given the opportunity to help his country, from an unlikely source. The U.S. Navy wanted the biggest names of the mob to join the fight against Germany and its American sympathizers, such as the American Bund.
Though the American Navy and government denied the involvement of any mobsters for as long as 40 years after the end of World War II, many reports cite Lansky as useful to naval efforts of the time. According to reports from his close friend Lucky Luciano, Lansky and the U.S. Government teamed up in an effort to fight back against the Nazis. Lansky agreed to provide security and protection for Naval forces, using the Italian Mafia to keep warships being built in the New York Harbor safe from prying eyes and saboteurs. Because German forces were actively seeking, attacking, and sinking brand new U.S. ships, the Navy needed a strong hand to keep their warships safe.
The mobster and the Navy joined forces after the suspicious destruction of the Normandie, a former cruise ship that was resting at New York Harbor’s Pier 88 and in the midst of undergoing a transformation into a troop ship fit for wartime deployment. Shortly after the Pearl Harbor attack in February 1942, the Normandie lit up the harbor with its body ablaze, the suspected victim of Nazi sabotage while sitting in what was thought to be a safe port. When the Navy turned to the men who were most familiar with the harbor and the New York shoreline, they found no allies – not one of the mob-connected men wanted to share information about the Normandie or anything else related to the harbor.
In order to get answers, the Navy approached Lansky. There were a number of reasons the U.S. military leaders chose Lansky as their man: his hatred of Nazi supporters (and violence towards them) was well-known, and Lansky had attempted to enlist in the Army some years prior. As soon as he heard the news of Hitler’s atrocities towards his fellow Eastern Europeans, Lansky tried to join the U.S. Army – however, at 40 years old and only 5 feet 4 inches in height, he was quickly rejected. So, when the Navy came along inquiring about mob security for its projects along the harbor, Lansky was the man perhaps best suited to the job.
Lansky’s naval efforts, conducted under the code name “Operation Underworld”, brought Siegel and a new partner, Louis “Lepke” Bouchalter, a notorious killer, together to destroy any German or Nazi sympathizers. The three men built a reputation throughout Manhattan for attacking pro-Nazi groups. Together, they followed up on reports that Nazi men were in Manhattan to bomb and destroy railroads, chemical plants, and any other Jewish-controlled properties.
Lansky and his partners hunted down the Nazis’ locations – and no one outside of the FBI knows what happened to them. Lansky was part of an internal security operation to protect the American Homeland from Nazi sympathizers.
Although Meyer Lansky never served in the U.S. military or World War II efforts in a traditional manner, his deep hatred for the Nazi party and love of his Jewish heritage led him to serve his country in the way he knew best: by stopping America’s opponents in a secret war on the streets.
Today, after his death and almost 50 years in organized crime, Lansky is known not for his secretive actions during World War II to subvert Nazi efforts; rather, he has gone down in history as one of the most successful gangsters in the history of American organized crime. Though his fortune was earned in an illegal manner, Lansky served his nation when called upon, in those dark times."

The Mafia Protected New York From Enemy Spies - Mystery History
In the midst of the brutal conflict of WWII, U.S. Naval Intelligence was forced to make a deal with the mafia to protect its ports from enemy spies operating on American soil.
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