Former Nazi Death Squad Member Helmut Oberlander Dead at 97

The Supreme Court of Canada decided not to hear the appeal of an elderly man whose Canadian citizenship was revoked for lying about his membership in a Second World War Nazi death squad. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick

Former Nazi death-squad member Helmut Oberlander has died in the midst of a decades-long deportation battle with the federal government, prompting Jewish rights organizations to express frustration that his legal saga never reached completion.

Oberlander’s family said Thursday that the 97-year-old died peacefully while surrounded by loved ones.