Nacht und Nebel
Nacht und Nebel a situation characterized by mystery or obscurity, specifically the name of a decree issued in Nazi Germany in December 1941, under which offending nationals in occupied countries disappeared suddenly and without trace, frequently during the night. The phrase, which is German, means ‘night and fog’.
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