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The German operatives were ultimately treated as prisoners of war and were not prosecuted after the war. Abdul Latif was later interned in the Seychelles. Hassan Ali Salameh later fought against Jewish forces during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War and died from combat wounds in 1948.

The German operatives were ultimately treated as prisoners of war and were not prosecuted after the war. Abdul Latif was later interned in the Seychelles. Hassan Ali Salameh later fought against Jewish forces during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War and died from combat wounds in 1948.

Salameh’s son, Ali Hassan Salameh, later became a senior figure in the Palestinian militant organization [[Black September]], which was responsible for the [[1972 Munich Olympics massacre]].

Salameh’s son, Ali Hassan Salameh, later became a senior figure in the Palestinian militant organization [[Black September]], which was responsible for the [[Munich massacre|1972 Munich Olympics massacre]].

Historian Marc Goldberg described Operation Atlas as one of the clearest examples of direct operational collaboration between Nazi Germany and Palestinian Arab nationalist forces aligned with Haj Amin al-Husseini during World War II. And that it "casts light on Nazi attempts to squelch the Jewish State"

Historian Marc Goldberg described Operation Atlas as one of the clearest examples of direct operational collaboration between Nazi Germany and Palestinian Arab nationalist forces aligned with Haj Amin al-Husseini during World War II. And that it "casts light on Nazi attempts to squelch the Jewish State"