335 Victims, Zero Regrets: The Nazi Who Said “Nobody Really Cared”
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Erich Priebke remains one of the most controversial figures associated with Nazi Germany's occupation of Italy during the Second World War. Born in 1913, he joined the Nazi Party, later becoming a member of both the Gestapo and the SS. Fluent in Italian, he was assigned to Rome, where he served under Herbert Kappler and became deeply involved in the German occupation authorities. Following Italy's armistice with the Allies in September 1943, German forces seized control of much of the country. As resistance activity intensified, the occupation authorities responded with increasingly reprisals. One of the most significant incidents occurred after a partisan attack in Rome in March 1944, when the German command ordered a large-scale retaliation at the Ardeatine Caves. Priebke played a central role in preparing the lists of prisoners selected for the operation and personally participated in its implementation. The event became one of the defining symbols of Nazi occupation in Italy. Later
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