Herbert Kappler

Nazi war criminal (1907-1978)

Herbert Kappler (23 September 1907 – 9 February 1978) was a key German SS functionary and war criminal during the Nazi era. He was head of German police and security services (Sicherheitspolizei and SD) in Rome during the Second World War and was responsible for the Ardeatine massacre.[1][2]

Herbert Kappler
Born23 September 1907
Stuttgart, Kingdom of Württemberg, German Empire
Died9 February 1978 (aged 70)
Soltau, Lower Saxony, West Germany
AllegianceNazi Germany Nazi Germany
Service/branch SS
Years of service1932–1945
RankObersturmbannführer
UnitGestapo
Commands heldChief of the SiPo and SD; Police Chief of Rome

References change

  1. Hu, Caitlin (8 July 2016). "An Italian doctor explains "Syndrome K", the fake disease he invented to save Jews from the Nazis". Quartz. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
  2. Levi, Primo; Belpoliti, Marco (2002). Belpoliti, Marco (ed.). The Black Hole of Auschwitz. Italy: Polity. ISBN 978-0-7456-3240-7.