Erich Priebke

Erich Priebke, born July 29, 1913 at Hennigsdorf, Brandenburg, Germany is a Nazi war criminal and mass murderer. A former Hauptsturmf?hrer in the S.S., he participated in the massacres at the Ardeatine caves in Rome in Italy on March 24, 1944. 335 Italian civilians were killed there as revenge after a partisan group had killed 33 German soldiers and an imprecised number of civilians. Priebke was one of those who stood responsible for this mass execution. After the Nazis were defeated, he got help from ODESSA to flee to Argentina where he lived for over 50 years.

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In 1994, 50 years after the massacre, Priebke felt it was safe to talk about the incident and was interviewed by an ABC News reporter. This caused great harm from people who had far from forgotten the incident, and this was the start of a trial which would last more than four years.

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July 29: July 29 is the 210th day (211th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 155 days remaining....

1913: 1913 is a common year starting on Wednesday. (click on link for calendar)...

Hennigsdorf: Hennigsdorf is a town in the district of Oberhavel, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated north-west of Berlin, just across the city border, which is formed mainly by the Havel river....

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