Herbert Kappler
Herbert Kappler | |
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| Born | 23 September 1907 Stuttgart, Kingdom of Württemberg, German Empire |
| Died | 9 February 1978 (aged 70) Soltau, Lower Saxony, West Germany |
| Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
| Branch | SS |
| Years of service | 1932–1945 |
| Rank | Obersturmbannführer |
| Unit | Gestapo |
| Commands | Chief of the SiPo and SD; Police Chief of Rome |
Herbert Kappler (23 September 1907 – 9 February 1978) was a key German Nazi SS functionary Officer and war criminal during the Nazi era. He was a SS soldier from 1931-1935 then promoted to Hauptsturmfuhrer in 1939 recruited by Reinhard Heydrich and Gottlob Berger. In 1943 SS-Gestapo Colonel Kappler became head of German police and security services (Sicherheitspolizei and SD) in Rome serving General Karl Wolff from 1943-1945 during the Second World War and was responsible for the Ardeatine massacre.[1][2]
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Levi, Primo; Belpoliti, Marco (2002). Belpoliti, Marco (ed.). The Black Hole of Auschwitz. Italy: Polity. ISBN 978-0-7456-3240-7.