Erich Priebke

Erich Priebke, born July 29, 1913 at Hennigsdorf, Brandenburg, Germany is a Nazi war criminal and mass murderer. A former Hauptsturmführer 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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July 29 - 1913 - Hennigsdorf - Brandenburg - Germany - Nazi - War criminal - Mass murderer - Hauptsturmführer - S.S. - Massacre - Rome - Italy - March 24 - 1944 - Civilian - Execution - ODESSA - Argentina

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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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1994 - Reporter

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