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'''Erich Priebke''' (July | '''Erich Priebke''' (July 29<sup>th</sup>, 1913 - October 11<sup>th</sup>, 2013) was the ''SS Hauptsturmführer'' (Captain) in the Gestapo and Sicherheitspolizei commander in Rome, Italy. He was second in command to Rome's Gestapo chief ''SS Obersturmbannführer'' (Lieutenant Colonel) [[Herbert Kappler]]. | ||
==Villainy and Fosse Ardeatine massacre== | ==Villainy and Fosse Ardeatine massacre== | ||
[[File:Article-2489963-0004461100000258-378_306x423.jpg|thumb|left|159px|Priebke, in his Nazi uniform.]]Being Kappler's right hand man, Priebke was known for torturing political prisoners by beating them with brass knuckles. He even signed warrants to deport 7,000 Italian Jews to the death camps. | [[File:Article-2489963-0004461100000258-378_306x423.jpg|thumb|left|159px|Priebke, in his Nazi uniform.]] | ||
Being Kappler's right hand man, Priebke was known for torturing political prisoners by beating them with brass knuckles. He even signed warrants to deport 7,000 Italian Jews to the death camps. | |||
On March 24th, 1944, Priebke and a large group of SS soldiers lead 335 men (between the age of 14 - 75) to be shot at the caves at Fosse Ardeatine. This was done in retaliation for a massacre of 33 German soldiers at the hands of Communist resistance fighters. This violent act is now remembered as the Fosse Ardeatine Massacre. | On March 24th, 1944, Priebke and a large group of SS soldiers lead 335 men (between the age of 14 - 75) to be shot at the caves at Fosse Ardeatine. This was done in retaliation for a massacre of 33 German soldiers at the hands of Communist resistance fighters. This violent act is now remembered as the Fosse Ardeatine Massacre. | ||
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==Release from prison== | ==Release from prison== | ||
Priebke appealed his case and was released from prison (due to his advance age) and placed in house arrest, this spark anger in the Jewish community and surviving relatives of the people massacred by Priebke. Priebke later befriend many Neo-Nazis in Italy and posted YouTube videos under his channel [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7CrTBbdx9qPUKfgK9EWP8A/videos ErichPriebke100]. | Priebke appealed his case and was released from prison (due to his advance age) and placed in house arrest, this spark anger in the Jewish community and surviving relatives of the people massacred by Priebke. Priebke later befriend many Neo-Nazis in Italy and posted YouTube videos under his channel [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7CrTBbdx9qPUKfgK9EWP8A/videos ErichPriebke100]. | ||
==Death and funeral== | ==Death and funeral== | ||
Erick Priebke died in Rome on October | Erick Priebke died in Rome on October 11<sup>th</sup>, 2013 (three months after his 100th birthday). His funeral spark violence between fascist and anti-fascist protesters. He was given a secretive burial in a unmarked grave in the Cimitero della Colonia Penale di Isili. | ||
[[Category:Nazis]] | [[Category:Nazis]] | ||
[[Category:Deceased Villains]] | [[Category:Deceased Villains]] |