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Riferimento alla V/lextera 726 del 29/10/47.
^11 Gruppo Crimini di Guerra,Europa sud Orientale
mi comunica :
1.
All'epoca degli eccidi commessi nelle PALUDI dì
FUCECCHIO, il Maggiore Generale LT3ETTWITZ aveva lasciato
il comando della 26 Panzer Division. Gli successe. i'Obexst
CRASEMAN.
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T 6 I I suddetto (ultimamente Ten.Generale) e 1 già 1
stato.giudicato da una corte Militare Britannica e condannato ad anni dieci di prigione per essere coinvolto nelle
atrocità 1 di PUCECCHIO.
3.
Obergt. VON WITZLEBEN non e' affatto implicato J .
in questo crimine, anzi fece del suo meglio per poterlo I
impedire.
4.
Le atrocità* sono state effettivamente commesse
dal Battaglione Recce della 26 Panzer Division il cui
Comandante era il Maggiore STRAUOH.
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Lo STRAUCH e 1 già' stato consegnato alle Autorità 1
Italiane in Luglio unitamente ai dooumj/nti riguardante
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Subject ; L15WBCKE Wilhelm
To!
GSI 218 (Special ) Area*
GSI No. 2 District (2).
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311 Field Security Section*
Reference this Section'0 J0>4j$t/1/e3 .Of 10 Opt.
1«
A considerable
the activities
ESTE end additional
and was directly responsible for
populatio:
individuals
No person
exclusively* However, 'ito' numerous .^^i^rQ^inlfio^" rì^rtfj»
l'.A--.--TiJ
occur. Tho following &re..aomViift!ÌÌ**i£^^^^
to&£$
it must bo emphasised" is in no'-»éy'rÌ5^^e'»«'t'hÌ8'**«*4À»i»'«'*&#
ti^a ;43S^f^U^:^i;^
have been directed towards clarifying*.details of'
Organisations rather than investigation^ of
of LTMBCKiS*s activities alone would imply* .
(i)
A poster-manifesto
Area only), published in tht.ÓdnE^è; VO» of
by a looal resident as a souvenir, announces .that,
have been hanged as reprisals for the wounding of
Dotioe was signed by -LSBSBOKB i». hi»; «opacity '•$&""
Southern Zone.
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Interrogations made "in the oase of 'BABlAKt; Ferr$nt.0
collaboration and of talcing .part i in exéóut ions';
LEMBCKii was present and 'In'1 the oommand at
men on 11 Nov. '4^. (seefat%èòhfli|
doouaent "B,") .;
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A statement made by the SindaOOròf '<ÌÙQ'^B ATJSSJJHO gives erifietiof4v;(
of at least tenexeoutions v- -^-'--•••^^•-a*--'.'^'*»— —-- -^
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LKffflCKS's Command. One o^
(see document "E" attached/
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There is reason to believe (although inVeatigatiops7^^*''*'** -'': ? : '' -;been oerried out) that the German Security Commandv^r responsible for the murder of about 15 escaped British
far nothing but looal reports of the disappearance
are available. It is thought that information may be
from the Perish Priest of VALflO&ARKDO near KffTE (see
DON aillSKPPK UMBERTO FITTO?! who is reported from a reliable. BOttfO*.,; i/'f
to have been responsible for the arrest of threo British.eaoaj
TCs via»
(a)
Ronald CHITTWiDEN of Luoield (?) Street
(DARTTORD), KENT.
(b) William Bryent , 13 Cheaten (?) Road,
(o) Owen nerald IR.OTON ( class of 1921)
Rinoe PITPON ia stated (see document "B") to hsve been with
LKiOTCKl? at the execution of Italians on 11 Kov t<Ut his
may show LSMBOKR'o connection with the disappearance of the
concerned.
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The possible sources of additional information are very numerous, and the
leads. of the case, seeing that all the personalities of Sioherungsabshnitt
17 are involved » are moat complex. Zt is proposed to continue the
interrogation, of various persons connected with LKPfnCK^- informants,
assistants) mistresses etc» and of the priest PlTTON. It is submitted
however, that from the security point of view no great interest attaches
now to Sicherungaabsohnitt IV and that information gained is more likely
to be directly concerned with the crimes of the Reman Security Command
at BSTB than with its l(b) Significance which is already exposed.
A copy of this Section's S/bist/1/e3 of Ut- July ^> (Subjects German O.Ie
Organisation, PADOVA and Area) is attached (Document "G"« GSI 218 Special
Area only) for information as it contains a list of persons known to
LEMBCKE which may be of use in his further interrogation. This report is
based on the interrogation of PO^MASIBRO Gianoarlo* referred to in our,
S/Diat/1/63 of 10 October* addressed to OSI 218 (Special) Area, copy to
GSI HQ 2 District. Other attachments are as listed hereundert
Document "A" .. GSI 218 (special) Area», only.
Original of Poster signed by LSMBGKE.
Document "B" «. Copy óf Processo Verbale in the case of BAHIAWI
Ferrante incriminating LEMBCKE directly in the shooting
of seven civilians eto.
Document "0" .. Copy of Statement of AMBROSI Gino in the case of
BARIONI Ferrante concerning activities of German
Command et CINTO EUGAHBO near BSTtf.
Document "D" .. Copy of Statement
by CAMPUS Giovanni Mario «
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Commanding CC.R1} of L0320 ATKiTTITO concerning the
hangings referred to in "A" above.
Document "£" .. Copy of Statement by Rag. Antonio 2LANSTTJ Sindioo
of LO ZZO ATE9TINO concerning reprisal executions
by the German Command.
Document "P" .. Ccjjy of extract of Statementby DON llfflEHTO PTPTON,
prieiit of VALN8RAIVSDO, conoerning the seven
civilians executed on 11 Nov. 44* See "B" above.
Document n enclosed with G^i 218 (Special) Area letter Jf|.07/G"I of 1? Sept 45
are returned herewith.
J,C. Morris.
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in the locality of Rovarola» the
: • On 30 Novw*w 19W- ft* 1715
Patrol nMMMKOdi^ of tìie fortified line «f th<* oomsuns of W^ waa aorioualjr
ftra
I have thewfor» ordered the f dUowing repriaals aa intimidating;
of the
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2. Anticipation <tfoorfew to 1900 hts, • ..
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After : that hoar i$ «ill b« allowed to oiroul&fce only in oseeptional 0aae»
vith 8- .£ft08 issued by do GexjaMi garrison of. the oommtno of Vb*»
Xf «riioea sm& .««.for.
' or «ito* parsons ia ohargd of
BOt tev» oonsideitttion for
;killing of .guard end oontry* personnel
» Of fortificatians should occur». 1 ahfcll
't but I Miili order sost «erious ladasares*
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tf «eta of sabotage should ocouir oxt the fortified lino, I will keep
interested ooairaantfs and oo«t hwivy action irtll be taken.
It is everybody»» duty to eneure that the line of fortifioationa, oottatruotdd
II.BO many hours Of T»or!C^ bo kogrt efficient in case of necessity» Especially
thè Mayors, Secretarlo* of "Fascia" (looal faaoiat group) and c^tBbars of the
Rwpablican Hatloaal CtaarA and the Black Brigade» have to mtoh out that no aoto
O^k 8fl^PO»ftflFff OOOUX^
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or ttnaaual fàoto and thoat of espionage ( taking of
photographs ©to ) naiat be immsdiatQly reported to the Gei«iaa
does not report tho above 'incidents, tdll be heavily punished*
Guard personnel on duty at the linea of fortification have to avoid daooga
saTwtfigo of them and vsdll Immediately tako action, if these official» should,
be hindered in carrying out their functions» they ttdll immediately reaot lètti tho
X invite oveyobody to cooperato wUli jg3jr in order that these aota way
ded, Idiish, if oorandkted, rdll pxovoteo Just and heavy punishiaant. J,confido
in tho p9triotio spirit of the -«bòlo population*
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SECURIXZ
1944
Southom Area.
L 32KB 0 ^ 2
Captain*
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TfiRKETQRIAL LBGHON CO.RR. OF PADUA.
L0220 AT7SSTIMO STATION.
fro, 52»
Questioning of BARIAWI Ferrante son of Giosue* and Businaro Brama, born on
9 Jtoly 1502 in Ointo IDuganao, there resident, for collaboration with the enemy
invader and for being a member of the firing squad, taldnk part in the shooting
of 7 civilians at Talnogarado di Ointo Euganeo on 11 tfovaniber 1944, civilians
taken from the ragionai prison where they had been detained and for having taken
part in rounds up in the Ointo Euganeo area,
Year ninebeenhttn$red: and fortyfive on the 6th day of the month of October at
LOZZO ATS3TINO and"ÌA. the Station office at 1900 hrs.
WG) the underwriters, Sgt, Campus G-iovanni Maria, temporary commander of the
above station and CO.RR soldier Possa Giovanni, member of same, hereby report
to the competent authorities that BARIANI Ferrante son of Qiosud*, personal parti»
oulaxB above, fascist criminal, member of the organisations of the Qcrnan Seoret
jBB|2ifitt and of the nasd-fasoists during tho period of invasion behaved himself
i& the Ibllowing manner* damaging the population of Ointo Eugansoi
Ca ajuutstioning certain AMDHDSI Antonio, son of Emesto and of Sinigaglia i^iria,
born in Cinto Btsganeo on 19 Jan 1921, there resident, section of Wlnogaredtìj
east» atateA that BARIANI perranto on 11 Nov 194V> at about 1700 hfa, had 0000
to the house of AMBROSI with a small lorry; and on the sane the 2&
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"after having left the lorry vent iato the house of AMBB03I and askdd'to lend him a BSX
OOrd and Ambrosi answered ttiat he had no cords* BAKIANI now «at a red hi» «table and
having seen a thin, red oorà hanging from a nail in the trail, he took it and oarried
it «may.
About 10 minutea affteraarta another lorry arrived at the above placo,
about
atopped near tho bridge of Via Forestana at Vblnogaredo. There arrived the civilians
had to leave tha lorry and ifcilst one after the other got to tho ground BARIASX
handed to the (tomans a piece of cord, «ho following the instructions .of BASIAH1 - ~
boond the civilians vrf-th their handa on the back» After having finished thi» tiork
:
BaaiAHt put all in one lino and reached a hairpin bend of the road, fr of the civilians'
\fsre p8ìOT.i and on the qeoond bend other A. On this oooaaion BARIANx took part on the
loft Of the firing squad and had hia tommy gun pointed against the victims» When
tho execution tots over BARIANI together with Capt. &33K approached AMBROSI Antonio
and told him» "TOU ARS A EMEtlSAN,, AHD THEREFORE YOU 900 WILL BE 3HOT". £hia ggnaoe
VA» also directed to another old man «fio found himself in company of Ambrosi.
Aribroai said that ha vma not a partisan and then he had shovai a moffibershij» card of
tho O.T» to the Capt. he T«3 ordered to follow the gong of Germans and Fascista
JE|U> had to bom down, the house of AMBROSI santo, from Vàlnogaredo. Arrived at the
^aoe, AMBROSI Antonio was ordered by the German Capt. I>^K and by B&RIàNI to carry
outside from the house of Ambrosi Santo all household items and -nhatelse he OoutA
find inside» On this occasion Ambrosi Sante -mas robbed of k- sacks of tfrtat» b- aaoka
of Oats» 100 kg of hay, two oxen of about 1400 kg, a farm cart and had his houso
còntìletely destroyed v&isfi fire \ms laid on. Ambrqaj AnttnJO-rT^asrtJ'oroed bv C»pV
LBm to aooonmanv all
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.the fl-*rftÌS)tl jhtffflHB tiB \tiff f7?ttffni Qarrlaon HQ a-fe, BS^S» fhst stolen •
goods were brought tho next morning to ESTE. IS/hen airrivad at the square of Bate,
Ambrosi Antonio quarreled with BARIANI and asked him -flhere the Herman p^rrisoa t»s.
BARIANI protended that he did not know anything and asked airibriso Antonio nhat had
happened at Valnogare&o.
Aerosi told BARIMI not to play stupid because he knew
all as he vras present at the killing
of the seven civlliana, nt fio n/ri roltbexy and
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the fire of the house of Ambrosi . «ante, BAK1AWI accoranaaied AfctiSth'-j/. Antonio to the
German garrison, Jnan«diately after having renched thr^ entrance to the above garrison
BARIANI ordered Ambrosi; to unharness tho oxen from the cart and to acco pany the
animals on the road wH oh leads from Bate to Cinto Euganeo. j\ f.-.w r\i-luten aftevwtrds
a "ergeant of the SS j>r-aentea himself to Atribroai Antonio and riakod hiia by iimans of
an interpreter «here the osan had gone. Ambrosi stumered that the oxon had beoa
unharnoassed from tho cart by orJer of BARIAITI and had been brought on tho road of
Sate» Ihen this was told to the German Sergeant ho became furious, roadbed BAKL&WI
and told him In the proaenoe of AMBROSI Antonio! Htotris it, MPXAUfl, ^hnt you first
damage the poor people of your village and then you try repair what you have done" ?.
BARIANI did not know vjhat to say and defended h-iffl^slf tliat the oxen, vrer-2 to be brought
to the smith to shoo -iheen as tboy wero mthout,-B®B Interrogation Tfo. 1.
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2, Questioned AMBROSI Qiao, son of Angusto and of Sinigaglia Ifergherita, born
at Ointo Euganeo on 7 Fe* 21 and there resident, vfco had suffered damage by the
fire of Ma house and tho a/m theft on 11 Nov 191A» he stated that BARIANI had
Caused the fir* of his house and the theft and added that BAPJANI at about OéOO hra
on 8 Nov 44 oata» to his house together with 20 German SS men and «hen ho saw hi»
A*, said that ho was a partisan and that ho sheltered the man from tho Euganeo hills»
On this occasion a certain BJMAlTOjiMM^Myip^^ihyiBJ^Uqfixa^Kt^Ha^^^yyTff deserted
soldier of Roman origin, no particulars available, IBS captured by BABIAfó and tho
German*, together with his brother AMBROSI orlando, SINIOAGLIA polio* and other 16
persons, the names of same ho doe not remember. After the capture they wire brought
•n a lorry to Estesero they underwent repeated and oontinoua ill-treatment by
tuo civilians, one speaking Italian and tho other Qernan, Ambrosi Gino and his
brother Orlando, SINIGAGLXA police, S1NIGAQLIA Cello* TOTEBEA Ugo, JMO Britinh v*lan*
agra and other ten perasns «ero brought from Este to Padova on/ a lorry and put under
vigilano* &Dt the blind house of the above town* See Interrogation Ho» 2, .
3. Questioned**». OATXASO Carmela, daughter of Bgidio and of Furlan Luigia, bom
in 1* Sugane* on 19 3uly 1895» resident in eection Cortola» oallod as witness, she
stated that towards the 15 Oot 1943 BARIANI perraate oarao to her house and askedJ
bar to tafea H ttiltah pr
PAXXABD ansmred to BAHXANX that they were to" many
end that eoo had no means to feed them and to givo them a place tóiere to ftleep».s.
RftBIANX answered to take them without being afraid, he would have token ear» té
bring the food for then» BABIANX left the 13 prisoners at PATTAEO's and went away»
The poor woman did not know how to feed all these people, har financial and eeonomia
renditions being vary poor. 8 days afterwards however 3AHIANI returned to PATTAHO's
hdfc* and was blamed by her for not having kept his word towards herself and those
gm unhappy one»» but Bariani, shrugged his shoulders and went a«ay without having
wrought anything to the prisoners. About a month/ later Bariani came to ilrs Pattato
It WP0 towards the 13 NOV
tarìfe tH« 4? Plrtaantìi* with £h« A«niaA tft 1%«4ncr
- (See Xatorrog^tion Ko« 5)
MOSRBI Oarialo, son of Angelo and of Sinigaglia Giuseppina, born on 9 Sept 1891
Oiato BuawK?, there resident, has been questioned as a witness and stated that
theHth Hor 19H» day on vhioh 1he seven civilians had been shot at Valnogaredo,
piani oame to his house and asked to lend him a piece of oord, which he would
m.brought back short time afterwards» Bariano returned after a few hours to
rlsio IRTXA'a house to triiig baok the above, ooxA, tdhioh he had asked to lend him
rt tins age» When lorta asked Bariani what for he had needed it, ha HMBMA that
lani y»rrant* is oonsldered by tìie population of Ointo a despicable person/
all the bad he has done to the people of Ointo, For long time he has been
>f Of the fortification trorke of the Euganeo hills and directly under German
rol an far as the works xnera concerned» During the whole period of his being
ur DOSS he always wore the uniform of the Qesnan 38 and «as armed with a tommyconfirmed by the interrogation of eohSgt of the National Republican Guard
)ZS> A11Ì3TIK09 PAI3 Giuseppe, son of Nicolo* and by interrogation of W V&RZALO*
fppe;, son of Oosimo, eaK>dinmander of this CO. ftH station, nhioh are attached to
irosent. For the above reasons BàKIANI Ferrante is hereby denounced for direct
boration with t» enemy invader; for having been a member of the firing squad
. executed the seven parsons at Valnogaredo, for having laid firs on the house
risio Santo and for theft, damaging same,
2he present interrogation has been made out in A. copies, as avid eneo. Distrlbu*
Polio* Office at the extraordinary aasia» Court, replying to letter No. 11/76
lated 22 Aug* Political Office Police Headquarters Padova, replying to letter
*322 dated 10 sept. One copies to be forwarded to our hi^ier authority for inf.
and olosed on date and in place as above,
Carabiniere POZZA Giovanni
Sgt. CAMPUS Giovarmi Maria.
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TEHRITOHIAL 00. BR, LBGIO» OP PADOVA
STATION,
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Loaao Atestino 2 October
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Questioning of AMBB08X Gino, son of Augusto and of sinigaglia I&rgherita, bom
in OintO Suganeo oa 7 Feb. 1921, thera resident» about the activities of the
fascist criminal BARIANI Ferrante» during the ttftsi-fasoist domination*
Tear njSneteenhundrad and fortyfiv» on the 2nd day of October at HM8BD
and in the station office at 1500 hrs*
Ve, the undenvritets, Sgt, CAMPUS Giovan Maria, temporary commander of
above station and in presence of AMBROSI Gino, personal particulars as abovej
,?too, to eorreeponjtóihg questions aSBfterst
At about 0600 h» on 8 Nov J»4* fMlst X «a» in my house, a oortaln BABXANX Ferrante
arrived together with 20 mea of the Qerman 33. Dhen BAfilANI saw me» he aaid that
X tja» « partisan and had given shelter to other partisans belonging to place*
in the SuganeO hiDUU O» *hl* A«a*ÀÌrm a tka««A4A BDBA190. Attn*****^ T»«*H ** BHM
igS^^
wo v«re tranaferred from Padovft to the oonoantration oamp at 3.
VliBDHA. premi the last place, we succeeded in «scaping during a night bombing
-and returned home*
BAHIASX ^ho ttas informed by the Qekmana that w had esoaped, tried to find us and i
forced us to wrfc ft» the tìermaas in eonstruotions of fortifications of the
Eoganeo hlllR. BASXANX raa in charge of these works* A^ter having worked for 6
hourui BA8XANX forsed us to remtnin on the spot as a guard for laaterials* He told
its that he had favoured us to get disohashed from the «orks anA asked for a
reward of 50 liter of vine» two sausago» and one liter of oil*
Done, road, closed and signed on day and place as above.
We, the underwrite*» Sgt» OAHPU3 Giovanni Maria on above day and hour hereby
contino* interrogation, as the following details were omittedi
* X have to add that MRIàKI Ferrante on 11 Nov & caused the fir* of my house,
Be had brought to BSTB two oxen of about 1500 kg, one pig of 130 kg, 80 pieces
of poultry, SO rabbits, 300 kg of «heat, M» leg of oats, 100 kg of hay, one
farm oart, damaging me for about 1,300.000 lire,
Nothing to add, the above is confirmed by my signature.
Done, read, and closed on day and place aa above, we sign.
(Sgd) AMBROSI Gino,
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underwriter, Sgt* OAISPU3 Giovanni Nftria, temporary commander of the
X0BS9 Atostino station, hereby states to have taken from the registers of the
Oivil state of Vo RtganoO and from the "Public voice" of that place the file»
of cruelties committed oy the n&sJHfesoists during their domination and eswtly
from S September 1945* oausing dawag» to the under mentioned personal
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QAMOH Orlandino, son of Augusto and of Bavin Benvenuta, born In
Vb Euganeo oa 12 my 1914» there resident, shot by the republican
orindnai BBHSLLA Bdeloeiw of Pàdova, at about 0700 hra of 16
4ÌK on the square of the, parish of Vo Euganeo.
On & July 1945 BSTBBUA has been condemned to death by the *Jtt«t(Tibunal of the ABaize Court of Padova,
2.)
3.)
QUIMAVALLB Armando (no personal particulars available, because
a sttange? to the plaoe and still unknown in the looal Tom Ball.
of Va and at the 8, Prefettura of Padova). Killed by the Germans
by hanging in the Power station of Zovon (vo) Aigaaeo»
She victim had been taken from the prison of Sate» «here he wb»
detained serving a term of imprisonments
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VES2AU Amadio, no personal particular, klllfld by the Germans,
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that the following persons have been killed at 10280 ATS3TXHO BI the Germans
and as reprisals of aamoi
1,)
Guglielmo, son of Giordano and Of Tisentin Candida» 6} years
old, living in Via Pergoletto - died on 4 terah 1JNW5 as a conseguono*
of multiple wounos suffered during mortar practice. Died at tfoventa
Vicentina*
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la Via Giarra, died on 27 Aj>Wl 45 at 1330 hrs as reprisal*
3.) KwaBf Andre», son
Ìiàigt%àd of Ouectolo Karl*, 39 years old, living
in VI» Giarre, died on 27 April 45 *t .1330 him as reprisal,
JBDSXO Giovanni, son of Angelo and of Tognetto Teresa, 52 years old, living
ta Via Giarre, died on 27 April 45 as reprisal* (At 1330 hrs,)
5») VER0NS3E Hiooardo, Son of Brneato and of Bissila Karia, 39 yean» old, living
in Via Chiesa* died on 23 Aprii 45 at 1460 hrs, as reprisal*
g.) SUN2I Silvio, son of Bemardo and of Oiavarr» ELisa, 46 .years old, living
In Via Fontano** died on 28 April 45 at 1500 hn, as raspriaal*
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7.) BOABOTOO Biaglo, son of Agostino and of Trevlsaa Boss, 33 years o3ta, living
in Via valbona « died on 28 April 45 at 1800 hrs aa reprisal»
B,) XiA2ZAfiO Alfredo» son of Perdlnando and of Martarello Elisa* 57 year* old,
living in Via Castello * died on 28 April 45 at 1000 hrs aa reprisal*
$,) ZAMPIERI Clara, feughte* of Augusto and of Oastagnaro Giovanna,
living un Via Castello » died on 28 April 45 at 0800 hrs aa reprisal.
ALL
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POBOO Fioravante, son of Santo and of Guido Anna, 21 years old» eaB«oar**
Mniere, resident of Anantoa (Ooaensa), died on 26 April t£ during the
night and found In Oanal Bisfttto on 29 April
11,) ttPPXR Pavlo, son of Beato and o£ Bario» Luigia, 19 year* old, student*
resident of Vioenaa, died on 26 pril. IS during the night and found in
Canale Bisatto on 5 Bay 49*
Campus Giovanni iferla, Sgt.
ten^orary station ooromanden
The MAIOR
ZAMBSTX Beg. Antonio
Lozeo, 15 Au,guat 1%5*
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1») BIGATTO «baldo, son of Luigi and of Nicolo» ELisabetta, born in Padova on
14 fifty 15 j resident of Agordo ( Bellone) • single, shot at Valnogarei» on
11 Hovember 191* at 1750 hrs.
2.) MORATO Vandino, son of Gisointo and of Bissate Amabile^ bom In Uonaelio* on
30 June 1920. single, residnet of 9» Pietro 7», shot at ValnogamdO on 11
Sovanber 1944 at 1750. hrs*
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son of Ampelio and of Poaao Ada, bom in Verona on 18 April
22* residBnt of Verona in 11, Via S« tòutaase, shot at Valnogftredo on 11 Nov*
1944 »t 1750 h».
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lAgglor* on 14 Sept* 1911» there resident, single* ahot on 11
at 1750 hrs,
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1944 at 1750 hrs,
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of Valnogaredo»
(Sgd) Don Ifcibearto
(Sgd) casaola Giuseppe* carabiniere.
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GSI TTo. 2 District (?.),
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311 Field Security Section, OMF«
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1.
A eonsidersbla volume of additional information ia now rvnilable oonoomlng
the activities of the Reromn Security Gommano (Sioherungsabaofanitt IV ) at
BSTB end additional evidence that subject «aa in command of this organisation
and «as directly responsible for reprisal measures against the civil
population for partisan activities, including the execution of numerous
individuals.
2.
No person has yot been interrogated concerning the activities of LEMBCKR
exclusively, However, in numerous interrogation reports, references to him
occur. The following are some salient features of the oase against him which
it must be emphasised ia in no way complete as this Sect ion* a investigations
have been directed towards clarifying details of the German Security
Organisations rather than Investigations of war-crimes, which investigations
of LSSfBCKTS's activities alone would imply.
(i)
/. poster-oanifesto (Original-document "A"-ettaohed 218 Special
Area only) published in the Comune VO, of which a copy was saved
by & local resident as a .souvenir, announces that throe Italiana.
have been henged as reprisals for the wounding of a Serman.ThiB
notice was signed by LMMBCK5 in his capacity as Security Cotonander»
nouthern
(ii)
Interrogations made in tho oaae of BAiUAWI Ferrante, ecoused of
oollaboration
and of taking part in executiorm, indicate that
L'iMBCKi1; was present
and in the command at the frvecmtion of seven
men on 11 Kov. t4U (soe attached document "B")
(lii)
-i atatewiant made by the Sindaco of Lfr.aO iTiJ^l^'O gives evidence
of at least tonexeoutiona by wey of reprisals in the area of
«••.TOCKB'a Cosaraond. One of the viotlaw was a girl of 14 yeartì.
(«tee dooumont "£'* atteohed)
(iv)
Thare is reason to believe (although inv estimation» have not
boen carried out) that the German Security Command at F.3TR was
responsible for tho murder of about 15 escaped British PW. So
far nothing but looal reports of the disappearance of these men
• are available. It is thought that information mny be obteined
from the Parish Priest of VALNOOARKDO near nTS (aoe dooumont "B")
•>OTI arinsFT'S inT3K17ro nTTOTT ^ho in reported f *&» P raliablo oouroe
to hsva been responsible for the arrest of throo ^ritiah esoapod
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.lonsld «aaTT-iTOW of Luoielfl (?) ^-.r^^
(HA'yr^O":7)) , KRTIT.
DH.TOUK
(b) "/illiero Tiryent ,13 Chaaten (?) Rosic'c •^
(o) C\wn nersld I^T?TOTI ( olnss of 1921)
''Jnce PTTTOU ia stated (see doounant """) to IK 'e tieen -vith
T. "me. ;? at the execution of Italians on 11 Fov ;,>,., his cvidonoa
m«jy show li'r«:nc!Kr,'8 connection with the dis^ppenr-pnoe of the 7*8
oonocrned»
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The possible souroea of additional information are very numerous, and the
leads of the case, seeing that all the personalities of Sicherungsebshnitt
XV are involved, are most complex. It is proposed to continue the
Interrogation of various persons connected with LKMDCKB- informants,
assistants, mistresses etc, and of the priest PIT70H. It is submitted
however» that from the security point of view no great interest attaches
now to Sioherungsftbaohnitt IV and that information gained is moro likely
to be directly eonoerned with the crimes of the German Security Commend
at KSTE than -with its l(b) Significance which is already exposed.
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A copy of this Section's S/Dlst/1/63 of 14 July $5 (Subject: German C.I.
Organisation, PADOVA and Area) is attached (Document "0"- Gil 218 Special
Area only) for information as it contains a list of persons known to
LSMTCGKE which may be of use in his further interrogation. This report is
based on the interrogation of FOKIttSIBRD Glanoarlo, referred to in our
Ì9/Dist/1/63 of 10 October, addressed to G3I 218 (Special) Area, copy to
OSI HQ 2 District» Other attachments ere as listed hareundert
Documents enclosed with fW 218 (Special) Area letter 407/G^I of 17 Sept 45
are returned herewith.
J.C. Morris.
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Capt.,
O.C. 311 Field Security Sec.
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Document "A" .. GSI 218 (Special) Area, only.
Original of Foster signed by LEMBCKE.
Document "B" .. Copy of Processo Varbale in tho oeae of BARIATE
Ferrante incriminating IJ3MBGKZ directly in the shooting
of seven civilians etc.
Document "C" ,, Copy of Statement of AMBROSI Gino in the case of
BAHlANI Ferrante concerning activities of German
Command at CINTO EUGAHKO near £5?v:.
Document "D" ,. Copy of Statement by CAMPUS Giovanni Mario
Commanding CC.R"J of L07.KO A^BfJTIKO concerning the i
hangings referred to in "A" above.
Document ''S" ,. Copy of Statement by Rag. Antonio 7-ArgTTJ Sindico
of LO 27,0 ATKSTINO concerning reprisal execution a
by the German Command.
Document "?" .. Copy of extract of Statementby DON UMBERTO PITTO?!,
priest of VALNWURSDO, oonoerning tho seven
civilians executed on 11 Kov. 4U Hee "B"1 above.
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Southern Area*
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te 50 tfovoafeer 19b4 at 1713 httfc in the locality of Ramvritft» tho (Serata
Patrol qonmsiiSor of the fortified line of the doname of Vo* ras oeriousljr
fisa
. ;.: Z have therefore <xr$tsr&& tha following reprisals aa intimidating
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1» ttmging of «ha ittUowing three
Qtt&ra&VAUiB Ar
VXVTAHX CMB4V9
2* Antio^pation of caarfGw to 1900
After that hour it trill be aUoroa to eiroulAto only in exceptional oassB
o. gasa issued by the Gexaan garrison, of toe comname of Vo*»
If oriaas oaoh sjufbr instano*» tfte Killing of guard and control
or other persona ia ofjargo of vigilano* of fertifloatiotts should
not hove oonslderatioil for anybooy, but X will. or30jf most sorious measures*
If sots of sabotage should occur on the fortified lino, X vili fcoep responsibl
tb* SateresteA oomenines and most heavy action «ill be taken*
It is erwryboay'a duty to ensure that the line of fortifications,
a 90 mftny hours of \vorfc» bo leapt efiMoieat in oase of n^oessity* ^
th» myora, BeoretJurte» of «Faeoio*» (looal fasoist group) and lAembexi} of
Bfpoblioan National Ooard sad the Blaok Brinda» have to vafc& out that no aot*
of stibotag» ooour*
Xnoidants or unusual faots and those of espionage ( taking- of drnxdngEBi^
•ketob*»» photogJtiphB eto ) most be immediately reported to tho Gonnan Aataorities.
Ihosoever does not report the above incidents, tdll be henri.ly
Ooard personnel on duty at the lines of fortification have to avoid daofeg»
or OBbotage of them and tdll lan*ifcUte3y t*ko action. If those offioials shottld
b* hindered in o^rrying out their funcri&om* they tdll immediatoly reeot «Mb the
ipons*
X Invite evorobody to Cooperate willl.igly ia order that these aots nay be
«voided, «hioh, if oorraaitod, will provoke Just and heavy punishment. I eonfi&e
ia <a» patriotic spirit of tho t&olo pcpulatinn»
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Southortx Area.
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52.
Questioning of B&KX&NX Ferrante son of Gdosua* and Buainaj» Enea» born on
9 «ftfly 1902 in Ointo Sz&woo* there resident» for oollAboratiao with the enemy
iavadev and for being a mambar of the firing squad, taldnk part in the shooting
of 7 oivaliaas at Vaìnogaxedo di Ointo Euganeo on 11 Hov^sbav 1944, civilians
taken fòca the regional prison «hare' they had been detained and for having
in rounds up in the Ointo Jfugaaeo
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fortyflvs on tho 6th day of the month of October at
LOZ2D AEiiSTMJ and in the Station office afr 1500
^t Ifcfl ufldertttlterBy Sgt* Oampus Giovanni ìù&rift» temporary oommanéer of tho
«bove station and 60* RR sol<3i«j? POSA Giovanni, member of sane, hereby report
feo the oasgietant outbsftltiea that B&HLàBJX Ferrante sta of Gloat»», personal, parti-
oularg sbovo* fòscist crinlnalf member of the organiaatlans of the Geaaln,,'
JEtfUfift «ofl of tho a»8t»fasoistft daring the period of invasion beba
ia the following manner* Managing the population of Ointo Eoganeot
On cjussticaing oertftin AMDSDSI Antonio, sea of Ernesto sad of sinigaglin
bom ia Ointo EMgaaeo on 1$ J»a 1921» there rssiaent, section of vslnoearedav
**•» stated «hat BA8XA8X Perwmte on 11 «or 1%4, at «bout 1700 hfti* ted «an»
to the house of AMBB03X with * small lorry, and on the same the
anA fJwi wurl^i tu*lfa«rfc rrf mlnàm^rmlà Yten Alfhavte £Tj
having loft the lorry tient into the houao of «^« andastaid to lend lala a •
«Olid sad Ambrosi «nsvereé t&at he had no corda* BAKXAHX ncnr entered his «table sad
having sem a thia rod cord staging from a nail in the nail, he took it sad carried
itftva*
About 10 minutes afeeraarda anather laggy ajnttoEd at the above plaod,
nsd to leave tho lorry and vJhilet one after the other got to tho ground
baa3ed to the Germans a piooe of cord, tfao following the instruction* «a? BARXAUX
bound the oivilians with their tonda on the book» After having finish** this vork
8AKXA3QC sat frUI ia oao lise sad rsaohod *> ttairpia oeod of the road* ft ff? tfyf fti^lf
<MMP» jdfrfltu «nfl <ffi tha aeooaA bjgnjj fifthly ^ On this oOcosioa BAKIAHZ took part OBI the
lift of the"faringB^JBd and nad hie totolqy @ua pointed against the victims* When
the ©socution M»O ovw BABXAH2 together with Capt, £&& approacihed AWOaX Antonio
sad told him» "HHT ASS A
AHD 'JHBSUiSOaB SCO SCO \m& B3 3003^,
«as also directed to another old osa i&o found hliaaolf in company of Aobrosi*
An4>sooi said ib&t he voa uot a partisan and -ohoa he had shown a tugofcenihii» card of
the 0*£» to tba Oapt« h* «BUB ordered to follow the 8pn$ of ^sraans and JPasoistft
who had to bum Q&m tha hous* of AMBROal santo, £rom Valnosar«clo« Arrivod ot the
place, AKB2D3I Antoni» «aa ostìered by the German Oapt* !<&& and by BaEIAHI to aarry
outttid* 3fr«a the houso of Ambrosi Srmto all hougehold items and v&atelso ho ootÉft
Had iasi&a» On this occasion Aobxoai Santo -ms rabbia of 4 sacks of dhoat» 4 saoks
Of oata, 100 kg of hay, fae O»» of about IbOO kg, a fferm cart and had hio house
stem fire tas laid en* JteÈxóal. '
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Stolen
goofla teore brou^it the next morning to HSl1^ TSian arrivaci at tho scpiara of E^t*^
As&rosl Antonio <$£arrel©& with M^iANX and eateed ìiiia ^.hero thca G-irtren garrison «as*
3ASIAHX prateoiScd ^at ha SSA not know anything end asksd firibriso Antonio vshat had
ha^oaod at V&ibtogaxedo*
Afitorosi told BARIMI not to play stupid bsoattsd he knew
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all aa h* \TEIO p " «s?l5 at th<> killing of tìia sevon civilians, at the V"i sttobejy end
fir® of tho liosjse of Ambrosi ^ant^ MHIMX aooDiapa.iioa Ai&Jjìv;.Jl Antonio to the
gprrieQ?i« Sraaodiately aftoy having va&ohed tho entrance to th$ ebove garrisor
~ ordorod Arresi to unhaxnase tho cscsn. fSxsn the oart And to ©cao^pany the
aniralo en tho road t&Loh leads ffcwa E^to to Ointo T^ganoa» A fv.^ miiutos
« 8*ergo*at of th® S3 pr<'S<mted hitaself to Ainbr3si Antonio and oaJcad kàa by maana of
en antorprotasr titere the oaan had gone* Ambrooi ansvfei'od that tha oj&3ri had booa
uahaznesssed ftem the oart by order of n%niANX end had boon bi-o^ht on the road of
Sate» ^hen this t®a told to the Gextoan Sergeant he booac& furious,, r^jialiod BaHIAHl
and told him in &h* prosenee of AMBROSI ftntcniot Ecm is it, BfUIAm:, ^t you first
dara&gp the poor peoplo of your vlllago and then you try rapair tóìat .you tave done" ?.
BARXmfX did not ISTOTT témt to say and defended Mj^lf tlsat tho oaari wsr*s w be
to tha oaith te S^TOO them as thoy isora t^lthout^a^ ibtferxogafiim Ho. 1.
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, oon of Augusto and of slnigaglia Margherita, bom
at Ointo Euganae on 7 F* 21 and there rooident* vtoo had suffered damage 7by the
fir* of his house and the a/m theft on 11 Nov 1944, ha stated ttofc BAmi, 2 had
caused tho fixe of hie hooso and the theft sad added that BAHIAHX at about 0600 hrs
oa B Sfcw 44 oarao to his house together with 30 German SS mm and tfiea He saw hia
h# saia that ho v&s a partisan and[ that-to fjf^f'ggj.J^^^^fe8J?*9 Sugano* hills*
soldier of Kcman origin» no particulars available, ras oaptwradby BÀÌSAKÌ and the
Gortaai^s, together vdth his brothor AMBROSI Orlando* SXtfXGAQLXA S'elico and other 16
persons* the aarcoa of aoao ho doe not rentstdbexv After ths» copturj* they <eerd brought
da o lorry to E^td,tjhex9 thsy uadenssnt repeated and oontliious iH^r«Bta^at by
ttK» oiviliaits* one speaking Italian and the other Gasman* Ae&roai Oiao and hia
brother Orlando* SEIIQAGilA salice, 3KKMGLXA Odio* SOH^CA n»i. JfflQ
and other ten pexQsoa woro brought from Bate to Ba&m osyTe lorry and put iunaer
la the blind hem* of tho above terno* soo interrogation Ho* 2*
Questioned Iffire* QATS&fiO
and of PurOaa Luigia, com
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atatea that towar^a ths 1$ Oot 1^3 BAfilANX perraat» oata* to her house and
EMJEA8D snaoe^d to BASXAHX that they
nsny
<*•* w «mip»^^» UH i^ vvu^f tvyy» resident *n KWUVJ.UU wwrw**»- 'F^iA'ifn 09 iniiiv
sad that she bid no moans to food them and to givo the» a place «here to alee»»
B&BX&KX sasaered to take them without being afraid, ho wuld have taken oar* to
bring th* food for tbsm» BARXAHX left th© 15 prisoner» at PAmAHO's and vwnt anay,
TS» poor Toasn did not know how to feed all these people, ber financial and fttennirde
oonditiona being vnry poor. 8 days aftarmrda K0w*v*7 BAB1ANX retuxnoA to ?ATTAKD»S
house aad ws biased by her for not irnving kept his v^rd tooarda herself and those
poor unhappy ones» but Bariani, shrugged his should*** sad «ant SMBQT nithottt having
brought saythiag to the pYisonors* About a E»ntb/ later Banani coce .'to MR» tfcttaro
it «s towards
So* Xntorrogation Ho* 3)
MOOTA Caris&o, son of Angelo and of Sinigaglia Q&useppina, bom on 9 Sept 1891
in Ointo aaigWBO, t3>exo rsaident, has been opeationad aa a witness and stated that
on thoHth Hov 1%4» day on vhioh the seven oivilians had been shot at
Bariani oaoo to his houao and aatesd to lend him a piece of oosti* tfrLoh he
have brought vback short tira» sftoraards* Baiiano wturnod aftor a few hours to
Oaxislo MQSt s house to bring baok the sbovo cord, ifcieh he hod aslcsd to lend
him
short tin* ago» «hen Urta asked Bariani teat for ho had needed it, ^ " ™ ^ 1 » * «halt
BKriani Vnvsnto lo oonsidered by tho populatioa of Ointo & d&sg&iablo
for all tì» bad ho has dono to the people of Ointo* For long time ho hes been
chief of tho fortifioattoa worka of the Bigpnoo hills and dir-otly under Gottosa
control aa gfer as the works torà ooneomed* During th© «iiole period of his boing
labour DOSS he olTsays <nora ths unifena of the Qemoa SS ond ÙBS armed with a
is oonflstned by the interrogation of €M*figt of the National Republican Guard
of IflS?aQ AffffiTE«09 PAIS ftlusoppe, oon of Nicolo' and by Interrogation of W ^WGBALO'
Oiugapno, son of C&sizao9 oa-eonunander of thia OC»?OR statiosi, vii^i are attached to
the proaeat* For the abov® rsasoas EASIAK"! fferrsnftjQ is haj-dby aaaouaoed for direot
oollaborotioa with tH enoagr inv&d@r| for having baen a raesi>er of the firing aquad
^rabioh osaoutdd tha seven persons at l&Xnogpraelo» for haTJDg IsM fiyo on th® houaO
of Carialo Santo anà for thoft, drur^^ing asaaa*
I3h9 pyssant antorwogati'ja has beer» mafie out in 4 ooi)ioss as ovidencss» Distributiont £fel3J3Q Office at tlia OBdji^osclinary aSalao Ocurt, replying to letter Wo* 11/76
R.G» doted 22 AUf> B»litical Offlo® Bolies Hosliiitórters Padova/, rsj-O^rizig to letter
I7o* 07822 dcted 10 Sept. ORO copies to be fonsar^loS to our h:",g*K5r Rut^Gri^r £br inf.
on fiato and in pl&e® as
0asab3jiiero EOSSft
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Loam Atostino 2 Oofabor
of AÌ3BBQ8X ®Lno, aoa of vjguate ond of stols&glìft Hucgmits, bom
la Ointo 22a§aa&s> on 7 F^. 1921» thes® resident* about tho a^ivìUea of th»
fosoiat
3ftBXAHX 'damato* during tho a%8&*>£a@eia$
and fbrtyflva ori tho 2r&i &v of Oo6&bar at
and in the station offia® et 1f>00 hrs*
^7©E the uaaon«ritef8,-5gfe* CAMPI© (kVjvan
owiraandej? of the
above statica ana an prosenoo of AE&3I&SX
porsomiX partiotìlara àa ©bove,
*&»* to 09rr^gp'tv$ding quostJUmg aaarflma»
At eOtóut 06oo hn» oa 8 Hov 44» ^bilat X «as ia c^ house, a o >rtaia a&BXAKX
suprtvoa togather «ith 00 men of the Genoa 8sV tlhoa BAXIIAHX saw ca, ha said that
X «te a partissi* and had given tiholtor to other partisans tteloagiag to places
OB 13 ina* u» «a** transferred frota Padova to the concentration camp at 8*
34 V&ftKA. ?rom the last placo, w suooesclsd ia escaping Burins a nl$sfc bon&iag
raid and returned hocaa*
BAHIAHX fifa vjas Infonasd by tho Gosaaas that we had esaapad, Spied to find us
forced us to 'aorte for tho Gowaaae th eomaftffuotlona of fortiflmttiona of tho
Soganeo hillii* BafliaMX _»» in ehasgo of these morfeo» A-tor- having tvpstoad for 8
us to reaàia on ths spot as a guard Sor EateriatB* If» told|
tts that he had favoured ua to get dieobaxhed from the «orlea ènti asked for &
rdottrd of 50 liter of vino* too sausages and oh* liter of o&l*
gone* read* sieged and signed oa day and JOjaoe as Above*
\ffc, tho undorviràter» Sgt* GMPb^ Giovanni Iferla oa above day aaJ hour heroby
continue tat-otTogation* as tho following details <»9re ondttodt
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* X have to add that B^TAUS p®rrtm%o on 11 HOV 44 6au0e& the fiso of my house,
!te had brm^t to 8sra@ tws own of about 1500 £$, ono pig of 130 kg, 80 pieces
of poultsy* 3d £Qbl)ltat 300 kg of t&uaot* 400 kg of oats, 100 kg of hey* one
farm rart* Oaaaging to» fcr about 1,300,000 liro.
Nothing to &3&f the abovo it» oonfi&nod by BQT oi^^iaiuro»
Dons, read» on& olosed on Say end place oo obovo, ttt>
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B.T..A as.» Ba.&.
oxxnaaaSO**
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Atostino station» hareby states to have taken from th* raglsten» of tbe
Oivil state of vo Euganeo sad from «b» *Su&Uto vote*" of that place tho f&s*
of cruelties oomnlt ted by tìtònaiA-rmooiots durtog their dominatioa sad
from 3 denteribe* 1949» causing «Saafige to the under mentioned poreonst
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GAJ'AOS OlOandlao* «ott of Augusto and of Swia Benvenota* torn ia
Vo Eu^nao on 12 l»y 1<H4» there resident, «hot by th» repiAli^an
orlndnftl BHTSSUA Bflelaeias of Wadoiva» at alx«rt 0700 ha® of 16 July
44 «i tbo s^ei's of the pariah of Vb Soganeo»
On 34 July 19*5 BEEZSfcU has bean oondwmed to death by the «rtffe»
of the Assist Csurt of
Q!/lK2AWJuI»fe Asroanflo (no personal partioularB avaiieblej, beoauee
a otrangor to the piace end still untaotm ia tho looal Verm Hal
of vo sad at the R» Prefettura of fedovet)* Killed by th* Gottaaa
hangiag ia tJ» Fonar atatioa of aewwi (VP) Euggaoiéo»
viot&i had been tatom ftrost the prletìn of Sate» «bore he «a»
serving & toxtt of
3.)
VTvTAKT Cosare, no personal particular** Idllod at the mam
en tho SABS day by the Qezuaas by hanging ia ©® Povwr Station
of ^Bcvoa di Vov>
V3K2ALX Attedio* a» personal particulara* killod by the
as abavo»
(Sgd) OH^>Ì3 (giovami
Station
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that tha folìantag porwwa haw bean killed at 10S» AS3S35BSO BJt the Oettan»
and *» reprisals of oamei
1«) IQRSGHXNX Gugliata»* SOB of Giordano sad of Visentia Candida* 03 yesxtt
old* living 5a Via Pwgoletto * dftsa oa 4 Havtih 19*0 a* & oenseqjisa«*
of oultiple wounfls «offered during aorta* practice. Died at Hoventa
Vioentina»
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2,) TOHSSEA Giufi0Esw>, son of paolo and of Beaaglo Maria, 67 years old* living
la Via Giawa* died on 2? Apsll 40 «ft 1350 tee as reprisal*
«&mt Aadrna» soft off^gi^ana of onaeolo isarf»* 39 y*a«s old* living
in Via Glflww» died ok 27 April 45 *i 1590 «a» aa
ZOP2» Giovanni* son of Angelo and of sogoevto 9n»r*sft» 52 year» oM* living
Sa Via Gi«ue»o» died oh 27 April 40 a» ropxOaal. (At 1330 hra.)
3.) VSBtm&8 Riooarflo» «en of Snissto and s? Bissila isarfft, 39 yoaw old* living
«a Via OhitflA* fìied on ^ Apill 40 at 1400 ia», as reprisal»
g(*aNZX silvio* son of Bexaatao aad of Qtoveriii HUsa» 4$ years old*,
la VÌA FootanoH* died oa 23 April 40 at 1500 hrs, as
7») BOAHMSO Biagio* «on of Agostino and of Trevtósn Basa* 35 y«6x<8 o3ld* living
ia Via vaaiona * died oa m April 45 at 1000 hrs as reprisal*
a*) M3SAH9 Alfróte* son of Sferdta&nto and of l^rtareUo iMaa, 57 y*&s» olA*
living in Via Castello - died on 33 April 45 at 1000 hxfe as reprisal»
Clava* daughter of Augusto and of Oaatagaaro Giovanna*
living in Via Castello « died on 28 April 45 at 0300 hro as reprisal»
AE& R23XO&IS3 W WSS& ATSSTM).
10*) SOB03 Fiomvanto. eon of Santo and of Guido Ama» 221 yeaxa olid* a»«oa»
binieroj residmt of Aiaatitoa (Coacatu»), died on 26 April 49 during tad
aighft and found in Oaiial B£a»tto en 29 April 45»
11, ) 2a£E»Xf? £t(vio* son of Beato and <£ 3orl&* Luigia» 19 years old* student»
«esiaent of Viomaa, died on 86 pril ^5 during the night and found in
Canale Bisatto on 5 ^ay 48»
OanpUB Giovanni Usala* Sgt*
(Sgd) 05»
SAH&T2X Rag. Antonio
15 August 1545*
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1,) BtBATOO tfca3<3o» son of inigl end of Nicolo» Blisabstta* bona ia Padova oa
14 J&By 15* resident of Agosto (Bollono)* single* shot at Valnogarofift on
11 fòvofeer 1$$4 at 1790 hrs*
2*) &8R&%) mnd3.no, son of Qiaaiufto and of Rissato Amabile, bota ia tfenseli** on
50 JUna 1920* single, «esianet of S» pietxo W* shot at Valno@airedo oa 11
uovoriber 1944at 1750 Inns*
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BSTTE2D Giuseppe, son of Arcpelio and of Posa» Afla* bom la Vorona oa 18 April
22* raeidmt of V^vona ia 11* Via S* fómoaao* shot at V&lnoga*ado «a 11 Mow
1544 at 1750 h«j*
Ì&SS5X&Q &w309 son of luigi and of satti&toU* Toreia* bora ia I»oiana
on 14 Sept* 1911* there resident* singl*, shot on
5.) tOUEfà Luigi, olasd 1Q25 (no ceraonal particolare avaiì&ble)* shot Ctt 11 Nov
1944 at
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è»***-*#***stàt0m0ftt given by th* perish prlost Oon tbiborto
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C.1I.P.
31st January
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STATEMENT of:-
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GUMB3L Joachim, Captain,
3'Mountain Division, 157 Anti-Tank ?3n.
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On 1st September
Anti-Tank Bn. A* that time this
ched it at Leghorn, only towards
1944 the unit vrais transferred to
that tovm.
194-3 I TOS anointed Dn-Cojtrniander of 590'
unit vras stationed in Sardinia and I rea-'
the end of September 43. On 1 or -2 July
HONE3CATIHI and v/as billeted in and around
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At the same time I had the function of a Tovm. Major and I ,
TOS responsible for the security of the civilian population. At about themiddle of July the partisans started to fire upon German troops and this
increased steadily. I now decided to have the Mayor of M3NTECATBH inf or- :
med, through my Adjutant vino spol:e Italian, that r Mould have used the most
severe measures, in case incidents of that kind should occur again. I be-*
lieve that the parish priest of that torn was present at the occasion.
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Some time after that conference with the Mayor, my troops
(1 Coy) Tiere fired on by partisans in the marsh area south of MDNTECATIHÌ....
TThen informed about this incident, I ordered an action against the partisans»
Tlie men of No. 1 Coy moved eastvjards into the marshes, -whilst I myself -with.
my staff and No. .2 Coy entered the marshes, directed tona.rds West. In that
vay tie'hoped to push tho partisans .into the others hands. ISy group arrested'
15 men, one of them v»s found in possession of a pistol airi that man -nas
handed over to the Military Police. Tlie others ware set free for laok of .
evidence. I have not had any official information vihat had happened to the'
man, vie had Jianded over the M.P.. At that time I oav/1 smote rising from the
area viherc my No. 1 Coy operated. It nas later reported to mo that my men
had been fired upon from trro or three houses. .They had answered • the fire
and I myself could hoar' the shooting. On that occasion, they lulled a partisan and vroiuulod another, v/ho nevertheless succeeded in escaping. Other,
partisans le:?t the building from behind and disappeared. My troops then burned dotfh the 2 or 3 houses. I mde a report to my superior authorities.
A fev/ days later 2nd Lt. TOCI1IANN, as I believe, vjas .told
by an Italian informer tliat partisans had been seen in tho rcarsh area»
A patrol vras ordered by one Of the officers and want into the marshes»
They arrested, independently, 2 Italian civilians, ITÙO v/ore found in tho
possession of v/eapons, aranunition and those food parcels olaracteristic
for partisans. Tliey were captured at about 17,00 hrs. and'\iore questioned
by 2nd Lt. Wiclirann. One of them refused to speal: at all, the second denied to be a partisan. Shortly before I left that night to make a journey .
for reasons of service, 2nd lit. YfiDCJ-ILMNN phoned mo up and informed ma about
the result of tho questioning. As I -was firmly convinced that tho trio -wore
partisans, I ordered that tlioy be liangcd. This vias done the following morning at about 0^,00 hrs. on a public square at UD1ITECA1CIHI. lliey iroro lianged
on two lamp v.osts and after tlioir death a poster v^ts attached to their bodies, on v/hich the follovring \ms -vrritten in Italian: " This is going to happen
to every partisan". I vias not present at tlie execution, because I did not
think it necessary.
I gave the order to Jiang tliese two people for the following
reasons:
Orders load been given by Higher Authority that partisans had
to be dealt with by most severe means and intinidating measures had to be
used. I do not laiovr viiio liad s'l^ned this order, but I remember t-Tat it vsas
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neither questioned these tv/o partisans, nor liave I
seen them prior to. thoir .death, but I vvas f irmly convinced after tlie intervievr cax'risd out by 2nd Lt. WICIIMAHN tliat they vrore partisans and I liave
therefore given the order for thoir execution,
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I loft I'KEITLICIATETI-IW'IS with rjy ?3n. -o-ov,«ra-i tin; end of
July 19'Vf and v.'O vMi-o Kovod to tho MCBKHA area.
I liavo made this statement voluntarily.
ov-)r to F.C :.!ivl it is true and correct.
It Isaa boon read
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Sgd) Joacliiui G-unbel, Hptm.
Statement talaan dovm in German, road o\^er
•vritnessod by tho undorsigJied official interpreter ERCEE?1!! I-Sxiis, ?ji tlie
presence of the undersigned Sgt. -DOfflHIHG- II., 60 Section ;3. 1.B. C.LI. Police,
at NOLA on j51 January 194^. .
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(Sgd)
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H.Q., Special Investigation -Branch,
o/o Provost Marshal* a (Br) Office,
Allied Force Headquarters. C.M.P.
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SUBJECT:- Yfar Crime - IUCBCCHIO Swamps M.R. Q4274 Italy 1:200,000
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To:- D.A.P.M.,
78 Section,
Spedai Investigation Branch.
The attached copy correspondence
concerning the above quoted subject is forwarded
for investigation.
The area in question i a bounded by the
Provinces of MONSIMMAND (QM80), PONTE BDGGIANESS
(03978), FUCECCHIO ($,365) and LASCIANO (05076).
Other atrocities were ocomijbted in the
area, particularly at MDNSUMHAND and MOMTBOATINI •
TEHME (Q4382) but the one in question occurred on
23 Aug 44 and appears entirely separate and
should be investigated as such.
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Major. ABt.
for Deputy Provost Marshal.
Copy to Lieut. Fox (for action).
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Signor GheBBi, EEEVE A HIESCIANO.
Left on 23 Jun A4 for INCISSA near FLORENCE.
A FLAK RAIMENT.
CffPIOERS. Liout. PLA355ER or HAT8KR.
Oapt. "BLOCK."
Field Poet No.WX>4.
ifejor
Left on 29 Jim 44 Tho HERMAN GOTOING.
in tho evening about 1900 hours*
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Left about 2 Jul 44, only there for two or three days
The Baratroopa*
Field Boat No.C36483.
Sign on vohioles said to bo a «bite 'N* on a blue background.
This sign apart from the colours being opposite correspond
with sign .on vehicle in farmyard.
Further enquiries aid statements yet to be obtained if
infonation narrante them. (Officer possibly RENNBCKE).
Signor NftNNINI Balbo, Post Office. German soldiers told
him that they were at OXVXXKUUk on 29 Jun 44*
Farmer LAiMZORI of Farà VALLE where vehicle with sign is,
was told by a Lieutenant who was billeted on his farm that
ho «as at OTVXTEL1A. The oar waa the Lieutenant* a property.
Gelso HtATESI's wife said he was at the CONVENTO DEC FRATI
DOUKHXGANI from 19*29 Jun 44. Have checked wife's statement
but priest seems-to be sure of datese Suspect
LdUborio ARATOLI, LICEO SOIKN'JL'JLPIOO, AHKZO.
Probable that this nan can give iafornation of Germans
who- stayed at CONVKHT VERTIGHE.
Guido VAGNUZZI, MONTECARLO, S. GIOVANNI VALDARNO.
The only man who visited the Villa CARLBTTX and was
permitted to leave* Why????? Lived at the above mentioned
OUNVJSNT.
Chemist and son who live at MONTE 8. SAVING also prisoners
in the villa. To interview, probably statements useful.
General HEXrailCII at HT.KVE A IBIftCIANO on 29-30 Jun A4.
Must verify date of departure as if this Officer was at
J.R33CIAHO on 29 Jun he must have had knowledge of tho killings.
German General at LR FABBRICHE, LUCIGHANO and is definitely
oonneoted with atrocity. So far unable to obtain name and
only description, 5ft Bins, stocky build, full face, pale '
complexion, hair turning grey, cut German military style.
Further enquiries and statement to obtain.
One Major OHUW "belonged to this unit. Imprint of name where
chalked oh door in villa still remains very clearly.
(See Lieut FOX/.
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/ramina very clearly*
(See Ideut FOX a» to removing door* rewohalking name,
photograph or probable use of powder then photograph).
Alao on door the word "MOLQBBQAQEfi"'. (14 Mar 2Lt MJt HQ
HJ PB Div). _ On another 3 R&ttae ft Gesoh - Z1.
On road to SXStt. from MOKES 8» 8AVIMO is a wreaked German
truck. Believed to belong to Unit which was billeted at
Villa FAHBRXOHB* Signs on wreaked lorry ares*
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Verify Tfedt of above signs» further enquiries and statements
if possible to cover billet of vehicle and dates.
SUvio CAU, COLLS VAL D'BHSA? SIENA*
ffifo Of above mentioned and himself were on very friendly
terms with all Germans in the BADIA AL POTO area.
All people in this locality think useful information can
be o
obtained
n e from these.peoplei
e s . p | although this Information •
has been a long tine forthcoming
A Fiat body found at a farm at PXEVB A HtBSCZANO, the san» itt
detail and colour aa .the one that was used to requisition
radios at OZVXTEUA on 2? Jun 44» Officer who stayed at farà
told tamer that they were at OIVITKLLA on the 29 Jun 44»
Poubtful if X oan obtain name of Officer. To interview
farmer on Monday* • However* sign on back of oar is a blue
in a white circle and a *6* »-
See whether to photograph or remove panel of oar*
Find out unit from sign if possible*
See notebook aa to particulars of Polish soldiers»
General Guido Del BOGHO, Villa NIN01, MtKI/OTO of the
Finance Guards was at OIVXTELM till the 21 Jun 44»
Countess Barbolani di Montante
Olivato.
Miglionlni * Vioiomggio - Badia Al Pino.
Waa a prisoner to the Germana and escaped.
useful information»
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partisans liad to be broken by oil means. Nothing was mentioned however about
'• • - "'- .• reprisals or intimidating measures. I formed the opinion that partisans cap•.
tured alive during combat or searches had to be handed over to Higher Authority, _ • • ' .
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I remember 2nd Lieut. BR13TTNACHSR Joseph. He was an officer
Of No. 1 Coy of my battalion. It is known to me ttet BnSTEMOHER-ims killed
in action on 2 May 1945 in the area of TRENTO.
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killed in Pebrunry or March 1945 in the area of UDINE, by n grenade which
.'exploded in his hand.
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of Capt. GUEKBEL are, not known to me.
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therefore.sent en convalescent leave to Germany on 9 September 1944* During.
Vf whole stay at MONTECATINI I have never heard about No. 26 Tank Reooe Unit
of 26 Tank Division.
I describe Capt. CLAUSSEN as follows :- 35 to 3& years
of age, about 1,80 m in height, blond hair, slim build, thin face, grey or
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bine eyes, fresh complexion, clean shaven. He was captured together with myself on 2 May 1945 by American Troops in the vicinity of TRENTO, and «as taken
with myself to the GHEDI Camp. There I have lost sight of him.
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and was «ade voluntarily. I hnd the opportunity of making any alteration or
addition where necessary*
(Sgd) Walter Wick.
Statement taken flown in German and signature witnessed
by the undersigned official interpreter H.O. PROHEER, in the presence of the
undersigned Sgt. GEALE S.J., S.I.B., Corps of Military l\>lice at RICCIONE on
22 January 1947*
(Sgd) H.O. Propper, Official Interpreter.
S.J. Ge^le, Sgt.
I certify that the nbove is e true translation of the
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Statement of ;WflClMANN Gerhard, 2/Lieut.
590 Anti-Tank Bn.
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The 590 VT Bn was formed in Italy from Companies
which had con.e to Italy. In May - June 19W I was in charg»- of a
platoon of ;-Io.2 Coy. <fl?he Coy was then co».mianded by Captain (Ist/Lt)
CLAUSEN, 2/U ÌJ3RTKN was in conmand of Ho.1 platoon, 2/Lt MOQQR was
i/o the 2nd platoon; 2/Lt ..EHUiL was i/o No. 3 platoon, and thè 4th
platoon was comoandeu by myself.
By July 1944 the 590. Anti-Tank Bn had been formed
from .three independent companies, and was tlien stationed in and
around UONT3CAT1NI TfiHttE. .Just previously to this I had been the'
of the Bn but 1 was then sent as ,latoon officer of 2 platoon
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;-The?Bn Commander was at this •time
GUMBKL,'
Nb.1. Coy was «™n««fui-«i by Lt. MKHTfflf,
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No.2 Coy was commanded by Capt. CLAUS8ET, ..-.
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9Ìf»\. So») Coy as* coaaaaAeA Toy Qa.pt,
MtteA&oinOfti&y
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ti* /ifet writf f/f 3&y on ti
... '(toy *en tieeA «,,/>/> ty ^His
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Urte of toi* iooitont wrti tfot tw mto&?B of'toy . • •
$Bt*t«to iride»» mio noni utenti addnight *itót dlitf&teh
i «00 «tfafceodd by a eolAier ubo Informa. •
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'WO rider* tea 0000 fired upon and vounded about a allo •:
: 11$ they had boon t&ton _o the hospital, i did not'do"
MM.tin* &B too tw riderò had been taken to the hospital.
yfJivOrt» of the ;uornlng I received an order from the Bn.
__,'Ca>«. GWfflBL,, that 1 was to take a patrol of men to the
•of,>;the incident and take reprisals. I left the Coy with a
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.^ of about 15 "ien and arrived at the aoene. . I found the'spot
?* ^^tho blood on the ground, and on searching in the vicinity I
}f.jfova)d a spot near a dltoh ubere a inaohine gun had been set up and, •,{ V.
:.'v:i|(9re-found a.number of spent Italian loaohine gun Mrtridgesi The spot'"' 4%'6n a .'small ,sid'e tract near a stone bridge over the ditoh,: apd •
^at^a'vqry.:short range from where the two riders had been wouhdefSU. './• ;
''•'feyjj&toy 'tov.thia. spot tiiere was an Italian houaee
I woke Up the.
'*!o«jupants and! questioned them,'but- they denied all.knowledge,of;\the ' ' ^
:v:iaìdident. • I searched the house without finding any weapon? o'r./\
,'• aipùnitipné ' I then had similar searched wade of other .houses-,
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The only weapon found was a sporting gun , which I
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wrote a report on I;.-- .result of c\y search. '.T stated that I htjid
searched the turca and that i hod fa. .ml footprints and spent
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cartridge^, .''id that l searched. various h-sueey but' had been
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s't thè two Or, iftri soldiers,>. I had personal reasons for riot wishing
to take j.ort in any reprisals
sals and
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after writing the
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I returned to niy billot. About noon l went . 1.0 the officers .Melss \l
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angry be'cause i had taken no reprisal action. lie hoM 1:19 up. to
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ridicule' in front of the other -tfficera.
J. said th^t j. did not
•wish to be a jmrty to any such action, but tl#it I1 would only ;
take action if the jjersons responsible were a-r-r.es lied , and r;ot
innocent civilians.
.L slunk/it woa later that, day tl.-ot T. w$nt
to a locality nearby -mid there aaw t:\y friend l.t. •BJUSTTì'ÀCJ «&-.'
lie showed lae where an old man had b.aen shot. . This old; ita n was
lying near a wall. Lt. HRCTTiiAGU'W said that he thought he had been
shot by F/Webel VSTijCHELL.
1 don't know whether any other civilians had
been shot. I know thati-^fticnBLL was a bed type 'and wan always
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playing about with firearms and greuad<*s% Lt* Brettnacher was of the
same opinion, as I, that reprisals should not.be carried out. The Officers
of the Hn divided it; to two groups - those who aided with Ctejit.
Gumbel and tho- e with Capt. CI»AUliBN.
I did as much as po* Bible -to
keep out of the way of Capt. . ftumbel aa he and I did nut '.hink
alike on any points, oven as fur as the Bn was concerned. I
occupied i-.iy tihio in welfare of it\y troopa and pperit ::iost of my tinie
with the fandly with whom I was living. I would say ti. tit I know.
Lt. nnETTJMCIi'vR wns ordered to take reprisals but did not know
exactly the action taken by I'RTGarajj.
FSSSNX, know of tlie '
order issued by tlie High Conttiand concerning action to be taken
as reprisals ngaiiiet partisan activity and would carry out '.hose
orders to the iotler, and would know ti.at any exoess would be
covered by his officers and those responsible -f dr. the order.-.
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Although 1 did not like na.pt. ai.rivl^RL j do not wi'.ei to soy that
he would delimit in having ci villana shot , but th/it be wanted to1
protect his soU'Uei's and therefore would carry out !.he orders he
received f.rtx;,
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A few days of. tor .this incident, another
occurred where a member of my cos;ip<iny «v^rit to the inarsftés
of MOHTHCATmL 'r:-:K-,S.
Whilst there he wss Vired i*pon »>y partisans,
and he laanaged to get uut of his car with .hi». machine pistol and
challenge those jiartiafms.
Aft-ì/ u short while. the party of •
XMirtisans ran nway bui; the (kJiv.ion soldier wns able to capture one
of the:u and bring h.im to the Coy H\. This partisan wns a civilian
youth and was anned with a rifle and hand grenades.
lie vim: brought
to me and .1 questioned him.
Shortly «f torwards I wont with,, a
patrol and API an» -ured vehicle to -the spot and made a search.
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the civilian wi'-ili us. • J.iuring- the search we uaw another youth acting
suspici'-'usly near a hay stack*
V/e. challenged hi?,! but he eridenvoured '
to escape.
I fired a burst over his head and we were tfi«n able to
capture him.
I questioned him for ou.:;e tir^e und 'no' told :i-:vc-ral
different storJes. of why be wfts in the vicinity*
i theo C'..ni'ronted
hJiii with ti'io fi..!':-t civilian and nt first they don i ed i'.ricwiii.' e» eh
other but -later «wimitted tf'fl;-' did.' .,B then returned to our JJ; and
there» i again iucsti n&i Hit- \T/O y-uths.
The first later in-lndtti'd.
ti.at }.-«? : fld bc-"M o ylaistbe.?' of the ynrty that ij»d f : red on tho Herinan
collier and nlj*o .i.::ij>lic--?.ted fci.e oth«r ynutiu
I'-inade an irr/«rsti;{ation
into the' natter and questioned other «ivi.l5iin3.who nUitw'l ti.«t they
tliuiifjht the ':.-»(.> y u hs vmro members of a wrtisAn bnnd. • .vuen 'I. ìaul
concluded i:^» i.i.v- o ti -.jvtion .r sent a diuptitch ridler ;;o the ;n. ?:. .
and askedf.>r in-.-.fiructlons a» I» v;!^t WMS ^o lift,.pen to the v'wo HKMI.
Vie disj-iai.ch rider returned ;.md stated -that .he bad bceti -'.old a , ti/e.
G:Ì ••".; tl.-at tho two yuuvh:: must be hanged the next day ns nn exaiapie»
I -was quite gut'.sfied thnt ths:-e men wcrb •freno tiqr«rs' and w?re
responsible for shoot l.n;: O-J-MBH aoldlcrs1 in th*1 back.
I hnd in the
previously unntionod ihciderit seen tvyo of rsy Tier»- ' n hospital who hod
been wqunded .in 1'h.i.a coward].;/ ^a./ -^ anil felt tout a sto;-- ;;iuj.it be i:u6
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thing unleae I wish to do eo, but whatever I do say «ill be taken down in
writing nnd w»y ba given ia evidence.
(Sgd) Prits Itowaik. ;
X was born On 21 January 1985 at HJÒIISHKQ& (Lento* Styria),
and until the oooupatlon of this area by the fioroan Aray in 1&Ì, X was a
oitison» Aa Bur parents are of German origin I bee»*» a German
«Ad Hi February 1%3 X «as culled up for Hilitary Sorvlp»,
In June l&fc. X carne to Italy* ify unit «*» Jte. 3 Coy
°* 93 Engineer Battalion^ 96 Table Div, 18y Coy oosBmader et that tlm was
Capb* fflSNPLKliI2N, anfl By pifttoen oovmaBaei! Snfl Liéet. B^mìER. At the
f August 19^4 w« ortoeftrom CA3TELIO S^J^O into, the aren of
TheCoy fij wer« then »t Ktm'iMATINIj. and Lieu*. BKBK&ER was re4i(?ing/th»jre
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I, with ». smnll group, qltogether 9 oen, «»re billeted in a fftrt» home* In a
«aneli villng» neAr V3SCECKffOtli
the nan» of wkleh I do not r»m»wb*r. The far»
heus» belonged to «n Italian^ wo0anf whose n^n» I do,not knew.
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th» aroa« The following people belonged to By group t-
Obtd» Itft» BSKEZ Josef, Ite. KaPIAK JtoJR, L/3pi» HWKSDIft Siegfried.
HEIR Erlòh (driver); L/Gpl. BIEISTODK Esdlj
L/bpi:* STHAN2 Gustav^
L/Opl. BARRAKE9SFJT Welter and nyaelf.
During th» first tia» of our stay there, we had no diffioultlee* It ia known to M that. several tiros during this period BHOSGHCA^
Siegfriee «nd BARRAKBWSld? Velt»r went looting in tli» «ree and returned from,
these enterprises with foodstuff. I have «lao seen thnt these two hmd Jewellery
end nop»y, but X do not know «h»th»r these octne into their possession at
CA3EELIO PRAB30. KRDCSB Òtto used to eoeempftny th§nt sometimes on these eatur*
aiona. X never toe* part.
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inspect our group. The w9 Of th» Coy» *he wa About 1.85 n in. Iwi.sht, paid
as e visit O»ly on»», in the ooBtpsny of Cnpe. tìEWTKBFH, nnd brought us SOB»
«ail on thin occasion. Our ?icia Bast Uumber «99 ?&939«
About tn» ttiddl» of August or 'e?vort tine Inter, we war»
told that . the folnes nttaehsd to the bridges had been reinoved by unknown per»
sons. I ««nt with oy eoiRr»des to *!"« bridge nnd ';!« whusì? vere Inift »g«in.
It was tlwn Asauned that tliay «ere paitianna.
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and not to go eround in ti to ore* in the ev^nin^ fsn frlwrp wr>e tl» danger thnt
Wbe nttnotod by psrt iaons. I WB bold this by KT-;.ri! v-n^ :
. One or two Soys later 2nd Lit?ut. -l?il^I!?R cone to see us .
from the Coy, ordered 5 nen to mow» tho prmourer* o«r rvv3 left *it>i it together
with then. I did nets know why this order hod tern :^v«n. The
persons ««re on th» Rrnourva onr :- ffill]?^^, IKMm, Bf^I';^!l:>,
BE1K, 'KHEZ Or STRAB2. UAHuMC ?nd nnotlwy noisier, R^frl SC^^rìlSR, whoto
I have forgotten to mention, hnd gone, *.t v:V.e ssntf tf.«ttr-, to the three bridge»
in order to laake sure thgtt the nines were in their correct places. I VAS the
only on» vho retnoinee in the f-^rro house* About h*lf ctn hour Iptier th» amouxed
ootr returned. I noticed tMt WtIìEA}Q?V3GK3C v^ns 'votir^e? in one of his hn»e» «nd
2nd Lie ut. 335SUJÌIMI iraoBdie'tely took him into hoapit».! ft HCBTBDAnNX On his
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motorcycle sidecar* Ky comrades told ne that they ted xvooeeded into the marshos
crossing one of the bridges. About 300 meters after thè bridge, the armoured
tier stopped, BAKRAKEffSKTdismounted, I do not know wliy, »n$ was-fired at from
•very direction and wounded. .He was imaedintely taken on the car, it reversed,
and returned to Jour pince. Before 2nd .Lieut. BRUHNER left with BAHRAKEWSKT,
he ordered uà tó 'rètnBÌa la'the farmhouse, end TTRtfGER added'that we had to pass
th» nif?lA in the sleepingpcjUarters. Prior to this M'vKLAK, ÌEREZ and myself
had been sleeping in the sfeed.
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'i'he next morning at about OJOQ hrs. we beard a Urge
/ .of'soldiers who passed our house varchine. Wè asked who they were*- *nd they
/ assured uè of their being Gerninns. Shortly afterwards we heard front the marsh
> arsa the noise of rifle aija mnehin^e gun fir», the fire lasted for'ab»jrt20 ni.' nutes arid-then gradually ceased* During the afternoon, of th» same 'day BfiONTER
returned to ue and said that he fcad rè tart ed to 3EW?ISHfi!f about the vounding
of BARRAKFV8KI, who in turn bad informed tho battalion* As. a conseguane», .
three new 'Joys bad been requested, fchat is to say, t£e*e who had msrched past
our house and ti»y h&d carried out an anti partisan action in the marshes*
I do not know to which unit these three Coys
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On the following day or the day iffcer an order suddenly
arrived to prepare to leav» and within 45 minutes ve lefh the quarters and went
on to the dteln road to MOStB^ATINI. On this drive I <teve neitl»t seen burning
houses F.OZ ,?ny other trnco» of an action. InanediAtely Kfter our arrival at
aBMIBCAtlKC, w» were msrohed off in the direction of .RUT-HI togcSher with ~
the whole Coy.
(Sgd) F-i-ifta Ho».vk.
I h,«ve rer.rl the above statement* It is true ond correct
nnd was made voluntarily* I hid the opportunity of Baking cny alteration
or addition ^fere neoessnry*
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by the un^er&igned official interpreter H.O. SROPPKR, in the presence of th»' .-.;•• I .-""'v ;"-.::--::v;;"--f-'^:";:.undersigned Sgr. GRA.HSS S.J, S.I.3., Corps of Military Police, at RJCCJIOtfE .
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any ".ny oftJssj 1>2V'CGj!s pjp f>n s-otton. ZAHB)di»(tety/ fffccr cuur
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NOWAK Frits,
Ho. 93 HXJHBHEGGr
near Gilli,
Tugoslavia.
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I have been cautioned that I am not obliged to say anything unless I wish to do so, but whatever I -do say will be taken downvin ,
writing and may b» given in evidence.
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I was born on 21 January 1925 nt HX3IENRGG (Lower Styrla),
and until th» occupation of this ar«« by the German Array in 1941, I was a
YugoZal&v citisen. As my parents ave of German origin I became A German
ml, and in February 1%3 I vas called up for Military Service.
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In June 1944 I oath» to Italy* My unit *as HO. 3 Coy
Of 93 Bngineer Battalion» 26 Tank Div. Vy Coy oonmnder nt that time WPS
Capi:. SENFLEBEN, and my platoon oonmancler 2nd Lieut. B'.IMKKKR. At t hie bej
of August 1944 «e Osa» from CASTELLO 3BAW30 into the aree Of MGKT73CATÌRÌ-* . in»'
Coy RJ wore than at S3ÌBTJJÌÌDATI3JI, and Lieut* BSHINSER w>s residing there i»S;:w^!la«
I, with a small group, altogether 9 man,' war» billot»d in a far* house
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small villas» near MOKTBCATINI, the none of widen I dò not ;rem»;iift>er.
Th»
farm
hens» belonged to nil Italian woman, whose name I do not know. ;
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Our work oonsisted in the mining of bridges and
hs In th» area* -The folloìÉbng people belonged to my group
Obto, Pbe. ÌSSSZ Josef, H». MAFÌAK. ]fe*, L/Cpl;. BROK3CKA
L/Opl. STRA147, Gustav, L/t3pl. HEIR Erioh (driver), L/t3pl. B'XEISIOCK
L/Cpl. BARRAKBWSKT Walter', and nysclf;
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Curing the. first tine of our stay there,, we had .'no-.di^fi*-:
eultiea. It is known to a» that several times during this period tìRÒSC'HKAV'
Siegfried and BAIOSAKEWSiOC Welter went looting in.the urea and returned^-freTE' .
these enterparises with foodstuff* I have also soon thnt tlwae'two had. 3»wellery
and aenay, but I do not know, whether these oem» 'Into tbeir possession;
CASTELID PR/VMCO. KBUGER Otto used to adoompeny them soBsetimes on the»»
•ions. I never took part.
2n9Liaixt. BKTJNMSR can» nearly «very oth^r day in order to
inspect our group. The VO of th» Coy, who was about_1_. 85 n> In Iwight'f paid
us a visit only one», in the oomp0.ny of Coj*. SM^TiTgRfótf, «n'3 brought uà sòia»
nail on this occasion. Our Field Sbst Number was 28939*
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About th» middle of August or sliort time later* we were"
told that the-mines attaohed'to th» bridgos .had been removed by unknown persons. I went with my comradea to the briclg» and the nines vere laid again.
It was then assumed that, they were partisans.
One or two days later we were cautioned to be careful
and not to go around in the aren in the.evening, ns there wns the donger that
we be attaolced by partisans. I was tola this by KEUI nnd
One or two days Inter 2nd Lieut. BUTM-TUT?. came to seo us
from the Coy, ordered 5 men to mount the crmottred cor ond left with it together
with then* I did not know why thie orSfir Siad been c:i.ven* . The following
persons were on the nrnou.refl onr s- BlflRUfì^, KRU(SR, BTIOKSGHA, BA^WCBV/SKT, //"
KEUI, fSSKZ or STRfJRZ. 11AFLAK nnd another aolr?ler, n?.ned SCHffilDER, whom
I hnve forgotten to mention, had «jone, «r-t the earn? tiro», to the three bridges
in order to make' sur» that the mines were in their correct places. I was/the
only one who remained in the farm house. About half en hour later th» ajrjtoured
ear returned. I noticed that BARRAKETSSEY. was wounded in one of his knees,and
2nd Lieut. BKUKNER imnBdiately took hia into hospital at HONTBCATHH ori,hie
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_ On» of: the bridges. About 900 meters after -She briaca» the armoured .
Oaf etopp*a, BARRARRTSKT dismounted, X do not know why, «nd.wos fired «t
every direct ion «nd wounded* IB» was ìnwdintjBly tttkan on the Oar, it
and «eturnea to 011* pla#»> titfor» '2nd Lieut. BRtKNER left with BftRRAKESijSKi;
he «rftarad as to reitein^llfihe fertthous», snd KRUGER partati that we hnd'. te
the night in the sl«*plngmquarterB. frier to this HAKL&K, B3RRZ and ays» If
tad been sleeping in thè ahftd.
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Th» wjcfc morning at about 0500 hrs. we heard » Urge naifoer
of .aoldiero who posaaa oar: hous» abrehina* We «atuked who they were, .*nd. they
Assured uA.of their b»-?.«E G»r«i*na? Shortly eftermrds ^e tenrd fro» the norah
ar«* thi noise of rifle and «nohin^» gtm fir». The fire last«d for ybptf» 20 ai-
nutéè a|*t then gir^lu«Ìly ótasèt* Duriàg th» sffe«rn«ón of th» saia» dny i&UjAbB "
returned to us ana saia that he j»a reported to SHJ-TSIBTH about ti» luounding
of BARRAKJ?^SKr, vto in turn had inforned thè battalion. Aa A «oncenuance,
.three new Coys h«id been re«n»et»d, that is to any, those who'hnd «arched p»sb
our'house and they hae oarriod Out un enti partisan «etion in th» infants*
X do not know to which unit these three Coys belonged.
On th» following day or the day after an order suddenly
arrived to prepare to ieav» and within 45 ninutas we left th» nunrtero and went
on to th» mpin road to UQBFECATXItl. On this drive I hev» neither saeni burning
honses nor any other trneeo of «n aoti.on. Inaediatftly nffcèr our arrival at
ISGRCE&ATXKI, w» were Br.rohed off in the direction of RIMIKI together i*ith
th» whol* Coy.
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I b*ive read the above stntemsnt. it is tttie on'd oorraot
and was nads voinntnrily* I hnd tlw opportunity of uM!>kìn^ »ny
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by bh» undèrslsnéfl offioiel intarpratar H.O. £ROBP!I^f in the prèso nee
Utóèrsieaed Sgr. (3SJLUB S.J. S.I.S., Corps of Kiiitary Poll09,- at HIGOltìSte
on 89 Jnnusry 1947*
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22 January 1947*
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STATEMENT of :-
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WICK Walter*
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age 33 y»ars
.Bank employ»»
.No. 15 Sohuetsanstrasso
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WAREHDORF near Muenster,
(Germany).
who states :-
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I hav» b»»n cautioned that I am not obliged to Say'
anything unless I wish to do so, but whatever I do say will b» taken down in':'.:'
writing and may b» given in evidence.
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(Sgd) Walter Wiok»
X was called into th» German Army in BERLIN on 25 •
August 1939» and' posted to 14 Coy/338 Infantry R»gt. After having sarvad in
Poland, France and Russia,, X was promote a to 2nd Lieut. on 8 April 1943*
In aid July 1943 I eatta to Sicily with No* 1 Coy^90 Anti Tank Battalloi ixàd
took part in the retreat fighting in Italy until the capitulation. On 28 Sfcy
1944 I was wounded on the NBTTQRO bridge h»ad and was taken to a hospital in
ROMS. Shortly before the occupation of ROME by Allied Forces, I was transferred
to a hoapital at VBRONA*
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On 12 July 1944 I Joined my unit, Supply Coy - 59® Anti
Tank Battalion'at MOWTBCATINI, whera I remained however in the sick bay as
ny wounds ware not y»t healed. Th» comma69»r of the Battalion was Capt. GUÉMBBÌ,
Joaohia, the unit consisting of 3 fighting Coys, and a Supply Coy; 00 |fo*; j Coy
was 2nd Lieut. UERTEN, 00 No. 2 Coy CAFF. OLAUSSEN, OC No* 3 Coy Capt. BQÌXCK, :
and X was' ÒC 'Of the Supply Coy, .although in my absence the Coy was under the' • •
oeamad of th» Adjutant 2nd Lieut. KRATJSE. 590 Anti Tank Battalion oaae undffr
J6 Tank Corps.
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OH th» morning of the 22 or 23 July 1944» at a tin» whilst
I was still in the sick bay, one of tha-MediOal Qrderliea, whilst changing ay
dressings, told n» that during th» previous night 2 German soldiers Of'No>* J2Coy had been fired at from ambush by partisans and .had been taken in, se^ioualy;
wounded, fis had givtn first aid traatmerife to these soldiers. X inquired i'nto' th» circumstances, th» Medical Orderly however only told me that be had,;.gone £n
an ambulance to th» place of th» incident ana had taken away the two soldiers.
A few hours later I was told by &• driver, Cpl*. VOLLRATH ':. .
(X ;b»lieve tiiis was his nan»), who acted aa my bat nan, that NO. 2 Coy early
in thv morning had surroundod the area of the incident. Cartridges had .beeis
found tiiire, and during the course of this operation the. 2 partisans who-had
fired on the 2 soldiers taire arrested. I.assume that these two persons fare
armed. Furthermore • he told n» that these two part-.sans had been hanged
in JERTBCATrRI by nenbara Of No. 2 Coy. I believe this took place on t
outskirts* VOLLRATH told n» that he had received this information from a
dèspatéh ridar.
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On» or two days later I saw 2nd Lieut. WÌCBMANN who
«"briefly confirmed the capture and execution of the two partisans. He did not
tall me that ha. had attended the execution, but I assume he did, because he was
an officer of No. 2 Gey. As I was not on very friendly terms with 2nd Lieut.
WICHttNN I did not ask for further details» nor did he give then to me voluntarily.
I believe 'that the order for the execution had been given,
by Capt. GUEMBBL aa he was the senior officer of the Battalion. This my belief
however has never bean confirmed, either by GUEMHEL himself or by anybody elsa.,
nor did I enquire into it. I knew that these t*o partisans vere not given a
rial because I would have heard about 'it, but I assume they interrogated prior
•• their execution, possibly by members of No. 2 Coy.
I have never seen an order authorising the execution of
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pwrt loons «it toni: trini. flyover, v hen .our Batti» HOP, ir .-bout Mvroh 1%4*
«Ha stationer? iii the M3TTTH) njwn, GUSKBBL told ue iJwtj i"« h?-.<3 r«eelv<rd an
Order from !£••;»•»••* Suit or.».*:», possibly 76 ?«nk Corpo, to the ef£fe«fò th«it in
eonsecu^nec of* fc?»* Incra-.r'-.Rr Tar-rhis-r-n «t'otivity evejey resistance of th»
pprtio.-,ne Jv-fl fee- V T>roJ-:cn Tb«- «11. >tf-in», itothinp. ^,-s 7ns«olc»:.?f3 ito^sirer about
reprisals or int-ialdrbing WÌ'OUT»»*
I fon»? t!>* opAnion thnt pirilanns enp^
tur«r3 .-live fT-js-ifig touibrt or s«f.i!cher:- In3 -bo b»-h'--ne*iS orer to lather AutJiority,
fc>wfe in t» E.--y, :;Jvt -s-ithSv» the porern of n unit cuoh ne n Battelion* they hnd
to be rtf.ven (;!« «onv» ftif«j?tzr«nt ;•.{•> nonoei J^W. ?he pr».«t; ice» used by Higher
Anb hority ore no?; tewmi to BW* I hnv« never ha^rS «*bout mpriànlo òfifried Out
by im/ bflttplj.on. Tlitrefnr» .^lc«> an incident in the are" Gf K89TE SOGG1ANBSS
• if unknown is o no*
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I rBBesfi?.?r ?a3 T.-Lswt. BRES?THfCIF'i_Jogefih» Ife wna sn offiedr
of No. -> Coy of ny bnStnlioo. It ie fcwsrts to ne tfcffc B?^ì?TSi'?01I3R ws killed
in «action on ? 8% 1945 i» fc?'« «ren of
' I nlso .csvsetassf Sjtt. B-TonpETiL o.f Ko« 1 Gey. Ifo too «as
killed An Fe^rtwiy or J^rch -?%.5 in *;he r-.rap of WHFB. by <•-, grenade «iiioh
exploded j.n lu,e
» net kn«i«n to aw. The T>r«s«nt *-}«>r»»bóttté .
of Cspb. Gltiyw^sL ^re not kn^»n to me.
Chi ? August; 1944 our bnttn.lion «n» tmuatferrec) to
of ModenAj. I h&d than not recovered compite twly end X «as
ore &?*>.. on eonviitlenoent; leaver to Gernany en 9 G*i*«iaber .1944. Boring
my whole stsy -.<tt JOTreo^YINI I hava never he^rd r-ixsufc No. £6 T»n&. Keooe Ohit
of 2é Tnnk
0/»?fe. CLATjSSEN ^a follerà :-
3$ to' 3^ years
of 33», nbcut -I, BO IB in Z#%ht, blond hnir, alitì» baiiti^ thin Taoo. gray or.
bin* eye», fi^ab compUjcion, clesn ^liavcn* I» wns enptured together with aypelf on ? Kny 194i> b.? ftir.*r.t'S«u Troopp in the vioLuity of 7CTJTO, and m\a taken
with my .{«If to tl» '6HR)I Oprt.p. There I hsvs lost ai^hfc of him, .
Wlok.
addition
I h'-.vs r«-»i? 41»; rbov» etatesriant. It J.;t trw j»m! oor/ect
tho o^jpoxtunity f*£ m».Yj.mfì • ^oy r.lt«ration or
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by the>'unLffr?'.^nt9 •offfóÌAl AnfeBrpretsr JI.O. "KOHJ3?., in the iwipencjc of tea
Sftt. ©SAMS S.J., S.I.B», Oorion of Miljfeósy IbL'ce «t RTOOICKS on
H.O. icVoftwjr, Off io ini
t .cerfcL^y t,h"ft ?ih« ->IKWC
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SPÀTJSCE9ÌF Of :-
«gè 33 y«ars
HXOX Walt»*» '
NO. 15
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Bank «tt&oy »*
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X hav» b»àn oattfcUmatf thwt I an not obliged to
anything unless I *i»b to do BO, but «ij»t*ir*r I <lo B«y rrUl W fepteen down in
writ tag and msgr INI giften in «vidpiajo»
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1939» «ad vo»t«4 to ^4 Coy/538 Zafaafcry I!»gt. Af»;*r hayiog servtd la
> France a&a Sueai»,, X «as prondtipd to Sod Lieut. on 8 April 1943*
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IB JBÌ3 3Xlf 194? t oam» to 9lolly Tdfth No. 1 Ooy/^90 4nti T*hfc Bnttalloi» and
t^eok-^rt .in th» rf«i««fe fi^^irtg in Italy until th» «epitulation. On &*&
1»4 I TOW «ouadleÀ «m «h» ÌIBT^IO bridge fce«d «M» va» tnkàn to a hoapibaS ia •
SCBB. SHsrtly befew the odeut%itic« of ROME by Allied fforeo». X w»« tr»na*fcrr«d
té a hoispital «t WECSW.
On 1?. July i$4i X joino* ay unit, Supply Coy - 990 Anti
task BettflHtin *>t SSOKTBC^I'aill. vh»re I rcnftintd hcméver in th» «iok bay as
ay ^ouhda ^>^ not y»t j*nl#d. «?h» ooRastea!«r Of the Bottnlion iw^a C«pfeifc
ilbnchiK, t'h» unit oofteist IKJJ of ? fijcIifeLnst Coy^»,_wofl n iHip^ly Coy. 00
was Rnd I>:i*wfc- KBFffiÉBf, OC No. -? Coy CAB?. GT/itSRSEEr, OC Ito*. ? Oey.Gopt* .____.„.
and I was 00 cfi* the SQt^y Coy, ^Ithcugh in ay abatini!* thft Goy we» uhd^***'---'
tfojomnO of tt» Ad^otftnt @nd i<i«ut* KR/USE*
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593 Anti Tank Battalion &&m
6n tla morning of th* èf> Or 3j Jtì% 19&&* oS e t
I W?.B stili in tho aiok b^y, on» of thè Kecfionl Orderlivc, ^atlut
drvosìftKO» told «il that dtiring the psrcvìtìi* nìgfò $ C^nfen ^Ljtéirè elf
Coy had Ì»«n fir«d «t fton sntousb by p9rt.i.fl«na «tt^ì hnc ix»«n t^*«n in.
first oid traatoant te 6he«t» *&M>.orw, X in<iuir»
th» éijpo«B»ton»«s» t%0 Ke'dtpfll Orderly however only téli) aw '&!v«t 1» Iwd
an ambulance tó.tVó pl*oa of thè inói.aewt ^ had t*le»n »wy tlie
A f«n hour»
told by » .-irHrar, Ópl* VOLIDAllE
(X b»li«ve t>
bis
i!. Coy
in tlì» iasrnì
of
fou&d tho re., <-.nd durin; fch* «ours* of thi.e epcrnti.on ths-,
firotì on the :J aoltiìsra *wr« «rrastoò. I aanoa» that -tinta» two persooft
' nra»a. Piurtijs'rtóote he Cold n» {.-hnti: tJwee tno part a«na hntì otfetì V«ng«d
in BÉHTSOAmJI by iwtówra or ì?o'. t Coy. X belici tirXn book piade on the'
outskirts. VWXaSTB tol« -a* tlwì b» had rocaùred thiA inforootio»' &en a
ricfor.
One òr t«o d«ya lator I SAV 2nd Liaut. TtCfBTAllN vho
briefly oonfiroad th» onptur» and execution of th» t«« p9,rti«Rna. .Si di4 not
B» that M hftd stténaod th» «véution, but X «astaaa he aia, b?óausi h» was
no officer of No. 8 Coy. As I was ne* on vary frit&Sly ttrao «it h 2nd W«ut.
\vrCiMAKK X did not ask for further a^tAU-*, nor did h« give them to ti» Volnntari'ly.
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by Cfipt. GU5ia?^L ne, he rà$i th» 6«nior.offio«r of the Bfitt»l'0n» this my 'belief
hOwerer baa n»v»r been ^onflnns»^ frit her by COEB^RT.. htaeelf or by nnyboay sto»»
nor did X emuirv into it* X laaavr tiwt tb»»« t-se p^rtianns wr» not giVón a
trini bettaua* I ^ould imv» fc»nrd about it, bnb i naaun» t?-*y interrogated prior
to their *»>ovAiotjt possibly by aenbersi of Nr« C Coy.
I taw* never a»en an order autliorloin-Er the axeeution Of
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of tl*> iner«««iB? tarni»*». activity eveiy *w* stone* of 4ts)
ly-a tè te iHt&efc by «II fedite* Bofthlwfjì «n». pert taw^.feMrottr '
or int|AV6'*AtQ n>.-:elU!Eo» Z funnel the o£*-ni<en ^htffc nArfclHta
tureft alive faring: «cacto?»* or aeairohs»» I*»* te fee M^ed ovrir to I&gbar
**fefcoufe trini
that ia to n^y, fclvut *lti;iirj the ^otftra tiff 9 Unit «t»fo r«» » ^oSitwlS-OB,
to 00 given 01» enine ireat$:«%!s nte*- IKWWT! BsO»,- 5Jh«- ipr^otiefe» i»c«5 by
Autrority orc_not) knenyo to m. X
by a$r t>at
it: uelrtfcwn to
off itfOk 1 Coy 3J? By bn^tnlion* It
in «fttioa on $ Mi^r Ì
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of
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Bi!7XI^L 0£> Po* f Gey.
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noti *e&raer«<7
tò léavt? to- 9e-ria»ny oa 9 @03&n£#r 1944*
X taw Rfr9%«> te^rd ;»%i«ub !&>. J-fi .f^iiìr ìVuc<!fe tbit
Of NoSfttbv;. 'i hed fchfi
6? 25 Tank Divielon.
. I Soeoribe &*@E.5 OMTJ;)3RH «« follia e- 35 *o 3$ y^^r*
Of ego» about i.S^ a in height:, Went tesJLr» eli» bttild. t^tia fovee, grey or
blu* eye*, ftr»eh eoin^xclota* eltt^n. rt!wv«B» He ^e c?5-ffi!;u4Wd to^nfcNr wi*fe W/*'
self on ? 1/Er.y 1%-Sb; Ar*7;l.c',n Troo&s» !.« life» viataiby «if ".>?^.''0, end ««» tatien
9-lth ttyselJP to die CT-l^I Or.tnrp. u?r»t-e £ have tart aigU of Mm.
Wick*
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rotò *r>te aiate r«5lutònrì.ly. I b«c( tlje 09$ovtttD'.ty cd* ra^ifiniv {«ay
addition vhmr** n»oossnry«
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Statement of: Major STRAUCH" Josef , soldier,
36 years, son of .Josef ,
residing at ITZEHOE (Holstein) 66 Langer Peter.
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Who states:-
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I have been cautioned,-that I am not obliged, to say
anything unless I wish to do so, and that anything I do say^will be
taken down in writing and may be given in evidence.
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Sgd:- • Josef Strauch.
About the 1st July 1946 I assumed command of the
PAI>IZERAUfKIllABRUNGB--ABÌÉILUNG 26 (26 Recce Unit) of the 26 Panzer Division.
At the beginning of August 1944 my H.Q. being situated about 30 Kins, south
west óf PISTOLA in the region of PADULE DI FUCECCHIQ. My command,consisted
of 1 armoured car company, 2 .half truck companies and one company of
anti tank guns and 7.5 cm light infantry guns 'together with-a, supply
At this time there was much partisan activity in the area
and several German soldiers had been attacked. About the 23rd August
it was decided at Divisional PI. Q. that these activities should be brought to
an end, and I was approached by colonel (later Major General) 'CRASEMANN/
Commander of the 26 Panzer Division, and informed by him that all units,
•under my command would be used in a search against theseyPartisans, and
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was instructed to prepare a plan of operation. I ordered
a
patrol
of
armoured cars to proceed into the marshes, but the order*1 was cancelled by
Colonel CRASEMAMN, who considered the action unwise as the Partisans would
be unduly warned*
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Later the same evening I received a written order from
Divisional H.-Q. to the following effect :1. In the mqfsh areas of FUCECCHIO Partisans are to be located.
2. In order to remove this threat the following units will take part in
a search of the above-mentioned area. (Here followed a list of almost
every unit in the area).
3* The action will start on the ? day of August 1944*
4* All persons found in the area are t.o be considered as Partisans and
are to be shot. Houses and Partisan shelters are to be blown up or
burnt completely.
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I think this order was signed by colonel cRASEHAHN himself.
I immediately called a conference of all my unit commanders,
and passed to them the orders from Divisional H. Q's, and a plan of campaign
was arranged to follow out these orders to the letter.
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I now recollect that Colonel rrMtaSMAWN had told me personally
in the' presence of my adjutant Lieutenant KtJHKEt and before I received the
written order that all persons found in the marshes were to be treated as .
Partisans and shot.
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-- •. .and a member of his staff. In the afternoon CKAEJE'.iAHH lef* and went to his
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many of my own ; .
uni.tu and sentries, instructing them to return to 'billets.c The same evening '•'• • '
my Unit commanders reported to me, and I remember these outstanding incidents, ''
one was that a woman had fired on our troops with a rifle and had made he» " ' • - . - '
escape. Another .tat one of my Lieutenants THIELMAMM of Mb. 1 company had
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BAD FRSEfffflUOE on the ODSR, height about 5 ft. 5 -.-.
slim
build, dark blond hair, was captured near RIMINI
Lt.
V/olfe 0/C -Supply qomoany, 26 Hecce unit, comes from BIELE•ESLD region WESTFALeN, age about 30 years,height 5 :
I ins., he lost a leg and was taken by the ^merican
orces to Germanjt.
MDECLER Carl
I believe to-be in custody at RIMINI.
Lt. TIHEUÙJNN
0/C NO. 1 Company 26 ^eicce unit, came from the. LUCKEN2)
Sgt.
WA'IDE district near.BBRtìH, age.ab.out 24 years,.,height
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6 ft., blond hair, robust build, I do not know what '
became of this 'Officer as he was transferred from my
Unit to an infantry Unit in February or March 1945.
Lt. KUENKEL Gerhard, adjutant of 26, Unit ( Recce ) came from SCHWÉDT on .
the. ODER, was captured and taken to. GHEDI. near BRESCIA
by American Forces; height 5 ft. 6j ins., 36 years of
age, robust build, thin dark hair, gray-blue eyes, and
. sharp features.
Sgd:
Jsef STRAUCH
Sgds • Josef STRATJCH.
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taken in German, read over and ~-.S*~.UW.LO «.tunessea
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AUSSAGE dea :NOWAK Fritz,
ROORENEOG bei
Cilll, No. 93
22 Jahre alt
Verkaeufer*
Tugoalawien.
weloher erklaert:-
loh bin gewarnt warden, dass ioh nioht verpfliohtet eine Aussage zu
maohen, fella ioh dies nicht wuenache, aber daaa alles waa ioh sage zu Protokoll ge
men wlrd und ala Beweiemittel verwendet werden kann.
^Ut^L ^T^o^L/-^,
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Ioh bin am'21. Jaauer 1925 in HOOHENEGG (Uhter-Steiermark) geboren und war hie zur Beeetzung
dieae Gebietea duroh die Deutsohe Wehrmaoht im Jahre 1941 jugoelawlsoher Staatebuerger*
Da meine Eltern Volksdeutsche aiad wurde ioh deutaoher Staatabuerger und wards im Februar
1943 «um Militaerdienat eiriberufea. - Im Juni 1944 kam ioh aaoh Italiea* Meine Eiaheit
ear die 3* Kompanie dee 93* Pioaierbattalioae der 26. Feazerdivieioa. Mein Kompaniechef
ear su dieaer-Zeit Bauptmeaa SENFLEBEN und mela Zugafuehrer Leutnant BHUNNER. Anfanga
August 1944 warea wir von CASTELLO FRANCO ia die Gegend voa MCNTECATINI gekommea. Das
Sbmpaniekommando lag danai e ia Monteoatiai, wo auoh Leutnant BRUNNER seinen Wohnaitz
bàtte. Ioh aelbet lag mit einer kleinen Gruppo, im ganzen 9 Mean in einem Bauernhaua
L^inem.kleinea Ort in der Naehe voa MCNTECATINI, aa deeaen Namen ioh ndoh nioht erianere.
OU Bauerngehoeft gehoerte einer Italienerin, deren Namea ioh aioht keane* Uaaere .Arbeit
bestead im Miaieren von Brueomen und im Ausbeesern der Wege in dar &egend* Die. f olgenden
Leute gahoerten zu'meiaer Gruppo i- Unteroffizier KRUGER Otto, Soldat PEREZ Josef,
Soldat MAFLAK Max, Gefreiter BROCKSCHA Siegfried, Stabegefreiter STRANZ Gustav, Obergerreiter REIN Erieh (Kraftfahrer), Obergefreiter RIEBSTOCK Boil. Gefreiter BARHaKEWSKY _.
falter und ioh eelbzt. In der ereten Zeit unseres Aufeatheltea hatten wir keine Sohwierigfleitea. Ee iat «dr bekennt, dass mehrere Male waehrend dieeer Zeit, BROKSCHA Siegfried
md BARRAKÉWSKZ Walter in der Gegend gepluendert haben und von diesen Uateraehmea zdt ,
'Jebenaodttel zurueokkamen. Ioh habe bei diesen beiden auoh Sobmueketueoke und Geld geaeaea, weiea aber nioht, ob eie ia deren Besitz aioht zohon ia CASTELLO FRANCO gekonuea aiad*
CRUGER Otto pflegte eie manoheamal auf diesen Ausfluegen zu begleiten. Ioh habe nie daran
beilgenonmea*- Leutnant BRUNNER kam feat Jeden zweiten Tag um unsero Gruppo zu iaapizierea.
)er Oberfeldwebel der Kompanie, der etwa 1.85m groaa war, kam une nor einmal, in Begleitung
a SENFLEBEN besuchen und braohte une bei die som Anlaaa Poet. Unsere Faldpoatlee H
28939* Etwa Mitte August oder etwae epaeter wurde una erzaahlt, daze die untar
lea Bmeokea aagebraohten Minen voa uabekaaatea Peraonen eatfernt «orden warea* Ea wurde £ ;-:••''
iamala vermutet, due ee aioh VB Partiaeaea headelte. Ioh begab mioh darauf mit meinea
.Cameradea zu dea Brueebaa und legteh aeuerdiaga die Mlnea* Eia oder zwei Tags apaeter wur- •"'ton wir gewarat voreiohtig zu eeia und nioht am Ahead ia der Gegend herumzuatreifen, da
;. ;•U^ Gefahr beetueade, dass wir voa Partiaanen angegriffen werdea* Mir wurde daa van REIN., I '
fiV STRANZ geeagfe* Ein oder zwei Tage apaeter kam Leutnant BHUNNER von dor Kompanie zu
me und befani fneaf Mean auf dea Fanzerwagea und fubr zdt ihnen weg. Ioh wuaate aioht,. _!:.;..
«arum dieaer Befehl gegebea worden war* Die folgenien Peraonen befanden e ioh auf dam
Panzerwagea: BRUNNER, KRUGER, BROKSCHA, BARRAKEWSKT, REIN, PEREZ oder STRANZ. MAFLAK war
sur aelbea Zeit mit eiaem weiterea Soldaten, den ioh enzufuehren verge seen habe, aamena
3GBNE3DER zu den drei Brueoken gefahrea, um dart zu kontrollieren, ob die Minen. auf ihrem
Hats waeren. Ioh bliéb ale eiaeiger im Bauernhaue zurueok* Naoh etwa einer halbea Stunde l
eebrte der Panzerwagea zurueok. Ioh bemerkte, daaa BARRAKERSKT auf eiaem der Knie verletzt ' ~«er und Leutnant BRUNNER braohte ihn aofort auf seinem Motorrad zdt Beiwagen ina Lazarett
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laoh MCNTECATINI. Meine Kamaradea ereaehltea mir, daaa eie ueber eine der Brueokea ia die
Juempfe gefahrea warea. Etwa 300 Meter aaeh der Brueoke. hie It der Panzerwagen, BARRAKEWSOT atieg ab, ioh weiea nicht warua, und wurde von alien Sei tea beeehoeaea und verletzt*.5r wurde aofort auf dea Wagen genonmea, der Wagea drente um und yehrte auf uneeren Standart zurueok. Noon bevor Leutnant BRUNNER mit BARRAKEWSKI abfubr, befahl er une im BauernMLUB zu bleibea und KRUGER fuegte hinzu. daaa wir alle ia Sohlafzimaer uebernaohten muesstea.
rorher hatten ioh, MAFLAK und PEREZ im Sohuppen geeohlafea* Am naeohata Mogen um etwa 3
Jhr hoertea wir eine grosse Anzahl van Soldaten, die an uneerem Haua vorbeimarsohiflrtea*
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Tir fragtea war aie eeiea und aie vereioherten une, daaa eia Deutsche waeren. Kurz darauf ;'
ioerten wir aua dbr Sumpfgegénd daa Geraeueoh voa Gewehr und Masohingewehrfeuer. Daa Feuer, .
lauerte etwa duroh 20 Hinutea en uod ebbte dann langaam ab. AB Naohnittaa doe gleiohen
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XEWSKTe Rapport gemaoht batte, der seinerseit a dem Battalion beriohtete* Darauf seiea
neue Kompanien angefordert wordea, dass aiad die, welche an uaeerem Haua vorbeinarsahier—
;en, und dieso hattea einen Partiaanenunternehnen in den Suempfen durohgefuehrt. loh wei
lioht, weloher Einheit dieso drei Kompanien angehoerten. Am naeoheten oder uebernaeohat'
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45 Minuten verliessen wir das Qaurtier und begaben uns auf der Heupt strasse nach MCNTECATINI. Ioh habe auf dieser Fahrt weder brennende Haeuser noon irgendwelche sudore/
Spurea einer Aktion gesehea. Sofafct aaoh unserer Ankunft in HDNTECATINI warden wir
zusammen mit der ganzen Kompanie ia Richtung RIMINI in Mareoh gesetzt*
Ioh habe obige Aussage dvrchgelesen. Sie iat wahr und riohtìg und wrde freiwillig
gomaoht. Ioh batte die Moegliohkeit Jede gewueneohte Aenderung Oder Zueatz zu maohen, wo
die aotwendig war*
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PROFPER, ia Gegeawart dee uaterzeiohnsten Sgt, GEALE S.J., dee S.I.B., Korps der Militaerpollzei ia deutscher Spraohe niedergeschriebea und in Anwesenheit dieaer Fersonea untersohrieben. RICGICNE, 29. Januar 1947.
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SIB.78/WC/45/2.
Detachment,
78-Section, SIB.
SUBJECT:- War Crime - Atrocities
in the FUCECCHIO Marshes.
DABS,
78 Section, SIB,
c/o Provost Marshal's (Br) Office,
Allied Force Headquarters,
CMF.
1.
The attached report of CSM EDMONDSON is
forwarded with the request that the information required
be forwarded at your earliest convenience please»
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At the moment there is only one copy of the
photograph mentioned in para t of the report, but we
expect to find the negative this week,
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You will recall seeing some of these signs
on the occasion of your last visit to the Detachment.
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4*With regard to the last paragraph of the report,
I am informed that EDMONDSON provided you with a list of
names of these Republican
Fascists when you
were here.,
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This particular'War Crime, promises to be one •
of the best, probably the best, we liave undertaken so far. .
Sgt. \VREN continues to type the statements as they come in.
CSM EDMONDSON is showing very great enthusiasm and with no
less keenness, he is ably assisted by Sgts VICKERS and HALL.
There is great team spirit among this party and I have
great hopes of being in a position to forward you the
completed file within about three weeks, provided there
are no complications..
6.
The total number of victims for the whole area
is about 200 and not 1000 as stated by some reports.
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Interviewing (dftelr locating) -of- the Fascists
may prove the greatest difficulty to the speedy completion
of-the case.
VflSP/AO.
26 Mar 45.
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Det.. 78 Section, SIB.'
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Detachment,
78 Section S.I.B.
Your Ref . . .
26 Iter. 45.
SUBJiSCT:-
War Crime- Atrocities at
. FUCECCHIO KARSHES.
DABI,
78 Section'^ S.I.B.
Sir,
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I have in my possession a photograph of two'
German N.C.O.'s, believed to be Sergeant-Liijors. The one
on the right v/ith a bandaged leg has been identified as'
the person-who shot severnl persons on the 6th. July 1944.
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with this .massacre..
Peldw. Doli-i. Dr. Alf ons PITROCH Feldpost Kb. .
29503.
.'.ny infoniii-tion regarding their units is
requested, also units of follonvinc Feldpost numbers f
24jS?8 - 27698 OJOR GEMgRffli VON LUISEHTHflL, gRHR., previously
commanded (J.R. 1059» .now a Div. Commander.
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This sign was found
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Fu^jOR GENERAL GRASStLVraJ. Commanded 26 Panzer Div.-'-.,',',
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Vi/heii the atrocities cornraenced on :he 6th.
Jul^- 194^-, Field i/Arshall iaSSELKEHG was stationed at
O-ROHTO GIUSTI, STXHSUIiJvUJD. One civilian v/as hanged on this
fey flbout tr/o milep from lus-H.^. /iso houses were burned
and several people shot about five miles from Mm.
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WIT3LEIBEN, 9 PANZER GRENADIER Regt,, stated in his "conversation
to BARONESS BANCHIERI at CASTEL LIÉRTIWI, that jthe 'order
had been given "by the GENERAL, Any information re, two
IttJOlWvEHERALS previously uKsntioned ?
Could location be suplied of REPUBLICAN
FASCISTS who have been arrested since atrocity was committed?
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Ref. No. SIB.78/WC/45/2.
Detaohment,
78 Section, SIB.
Tour Ref. SIB.HQ/VW51 •
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SUBJECT i-
War Crime - Atrocities by
German troops in FUCECGHIO
Marshes.
DAPM,
78 Section, SIB,
°/o Provost Marshal»B (Br) Office,
Allied Faroe Headquarters,
CMF.
1*
Five descriptive forms and one
photograph are enclosed herewith.
2.
Photograph is of the two wanted
German Sergeant Majors.
3.
As>*fche Germans are named, it will
be possible to ascertain whether or not any of them
have become Prisoners of War and this information is
f ornarded for that purpose*
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8 January 1946.
Statement of :WICBMANN Gerhard, 2/Lieut.
590 Anti-Tank Bn.
POff No B. 988295
The 590 A/T Bn was formed in Italy from Companies
which had come to Italy. In May - June 1943 I was in charge of a
platoon of No.2 Coy. The Coy was then commanded by Captain (1st/Lt)
CLAUSEN, 2/Lt LESRTEN was in command of No.1 platoon, 2/Lt ROGGE was
i/o the 2nd platoon; 2/Lt ,<EIGEL was i/o No. 3 platoon, and the 4th
platoon was commanded by myself.
By, July 1944 the 590 Anti-Tank Bn had been formed
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from three independent companies, and was then stationed in and
around MONTECATINI TERUE. Just previously to this I had been the
Adjutant of the Bn but I was then sent as platoon officer of 2 platoon
of the 2nd Company.
The Bn Commander was at this time Capt. GUMBEL,
his Adj. being Lt. KRAUSE, No.1. Coy was commanded by Lt. MEHTEN,
with 2/Lt. BHETTNACHER. No. 2 Coy was commanded by Capt. CLAUSEN,
with Lt. IRKS and myself. No. 3 Coy was commanded by Capt. HOYK
with Lt. HAUSER. H.Q. Coy consisted of the Admin Officer QUITZAU,
with Lt. WICK and the M. 0. Capt. SPEIERER,
Soon after our arrival at MONTECATINI TERME
incidents occurred where partisans fired on members of No.1 Coy,
As far as I know no particular action was taken against the partisans.
There were some posters which had been put up in the town previous
to our arrival which warned the population that reprisals would be
taken if partisans fired on German troops. I know that some of the
townspeople were concerned themselves of the action taken by the
partisans against the civilians. I received reports from them that
they had been robbed and houses looted.
I cannot remember the exact date that it occurred
but it would be in the first week of July an incident where
two members of my Coy were fired upon by partisans and severely
wounded. The facts of this incident were that two members of my
Coy acting as dispatch riders were sent about midnight with a dispatch
from Coy H(j to tlie Bn HQ. I was awakened by a soldier who informed
me that the two riders had been fired upon and wounded about a mile
from the Coy ft.. • They had been taken to the hospital. I did not do
anything at the time as the two riders had been taken to the hospital.
In the early hours of the morning I received an order from the Bn
Commander, Capt. GUMBEL, that I was to take a patrol of men to the
scene of the incident and take reprisals.
I left the Coy with a
patrol of about 15 men and arrived at the scene.
I found the spot
by the blood on the ground, and on searching in the vicinity I
found a spot near a ditch where a machine gun had been set up and
there found a number of spent Italian machine gun cartridges. The spot
was on a small side tract near a stone bridge over the ditch, and
at a very short range from where the two riders had been wounded.
Neui-by to this spot there was an Italian house. I woke up the
occupants and questioned them, but they denied all knowledge of the
incident. I searched the house without finding any weapons or
ammunition. I then had similar searches made of other houses nearby
without result. The only weapon found was a sporting gun, which I
was satisfied had nothing to do with the incident.
Although I had
been ordered to take reprisals I took this order to mean only
reprisals against anyone who was responsible.
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Soon after this I returned to my Coy HQ and
wrote a report on the result of my search. 1 stated that I had
searched the area and that I had found footprints and spent
cartridges, and that I searched various houses but had been unable
to find any evidence or the persons responsible for the shooting
at the two German soldiers. I had personal reasons for not wishing
to take part in any reprisals and therefore after writing the report
I returned to my billet. About noon 1 went to the Officers Mess
at MONTECATINI TtiRME for lunch. I there saw Capt. Gumbel who was
angry because I had taken no reprisal action. He held me up to
ridicule in front of the other Officers. I said that I did not
wish to be a party to any such action, but that I would only
take action if the persoas responsible were arrested, and not
innocent civilians. I think it was later that day that I went
to a locality nearby and there saw my friend Lt. BHETTNACHER.
He showed me where an old man had been shot. This old man was
lying near a wall. Lt. BRETTNACHER said that he thought he had been
shot by F/Webel PETSCHELl. I don't know whether any other civilians had
been shot. I know thatpETSCHELL was a bad type and was always
playing about with firearms and grenades, Lt. Brettnacher was of the
same opinion as I, that reprisals should not be carried out.
The Officers
of the Bn divided into two groups - those who sided with Capt.
Gumbel and those with Capt. CLAUSEN. I did as much as possible to
keep out of the way of Capt. (Jurabei as he and I did not think
alike on any points, even as far as the Bn was concerned. I
occupied my time in welfare of my troops and spent most of my time
with the family with whom I was living. I would say that I know
Lt. BRETTNACHER was ordered to take reprisals but did not know
exactly the action taken by PETSCHEL. PETSCHEL knew of the
order issued by the High Command concerning action to be taken
as reprisals against partisan activity and would carry out these
orders to the letter, and would know that any exvess would be
covered by his officers and those responsible for the order.
Although I did not like Capt. GUMBEL I do not wish to say that
he would deliftht in having civilians shot, but that he wanted to
protect his soldiers and therefore would carry out the orders he
received from higher command.
A few days agter this incident, another
occurred where a member of my company went to the marshes south
of MONTECATINI TERrfE.
Whilst there he was fired upon by partisans,
and he managed to get out of his car with his machine pistol and
•
challenge these partisans. After a short while the party of
partisans ran away but the German soldier was able to capture one
of them and bring him to the Coy HQ. This partisan was a civilian
youth and was armed with a xifle and hand grenades. He was brought
to me and I questioned him. Shortly afterwards I went with a
patrol and an armoured vehicle to the spot and made a search. "<7e took
the civilian with us. During the search we saw another youth acting
suspiciously near a nay stack. We challenged him but he endeavoured
to escape. I fired a burst over his head arid we were then able to
capture him.
I questioned him for some time and he told several
different stories of why he was in the vicinity. I then confronted
him with the first civilian and at first they denied knowing each
other but later admitted they did.
tfe then returned to our HQ and
there I again questioned the two youths. The first later admitted
that he i;ad been a member of the party that had fired on the German
soldier and also implicated the other youth. I made an investigation
into the matter and questioned other civilians who stated that they
thought the two youths were members of a partisan band. When I had
concluded my investigation I sent a dispatch rider to the ?Jn. H. Q.
and asked fbr instructions as to what was to happen to the two men.
The dispatch rider returned and stated that he had been told at the
Bn HQ that the two youths must be hanged the next day as an example.
I was quite satisfied that these men were 'franc tiurers1 and were
responsible for shooting German soldiers in the back. I had in the
previously mentioned incident seen two of my men in hospital who had
been wounded in this cowardly way - and felt that a stop must be put
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to this type of action by partisans. That night the two youths were
held at the Coy HQ. The next morning they were taken to the square '
at MONTECATINI TEK.IE and there hanged in/public from two lamp posts.
I was present at the hanging, which was carried out by members of my
Coy. I think they were left till the agternoon before being removed.
I did not relish the sight and did not go again to- see them. I had
oarried out the orders given by the Bn. and in this case from the
investigation that I had carried out I was satisfied that the two
men were responsible for the shooting at German troops and were
members of a partisan band. I considered then, and do still, that
•
this was a Justifiable reprisal. I know that the civilians in the area
thought that justice ha.d been done and that conditions improved later.
My Bn. left MONTECATINI TEHME at the end of July
and went to the area of MODENA,
I have not heard until to-day that there was a
large scale reprisal on the marshes south of MONTECATINI IEHME in
August 1944, I again visited MONTECATINI TERUE about 23 Aug 1944
and visited the family with whom I had been living and heard no
mention of the fact.
I havere-ad over the above statement which is
correct and true and made quite voluntarily. I can speak the
English language
Statement taken down by N.E.MIDDLETON Capt. HAEM (SIB) DJAG's Office
and signature witnessed
On 8th Jan 46.
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Sir,
HQ 3XB» ASK}.
With rafaronoo to letter SXB*iryVW27
18 Sep 49* X have taado ene.vd.4ee rejprding Col. (SRAVBHHORST
«ad ajK.ertni2.e-i that this Officer «aa '.arooeaewd* through
334 -98 etxao week» ago and was eventually tranaferred to
538 EWS» OKI enquiring at the latter, X «ae infcwoed that
CfRATBTOiCRST had been tranuf erred to LBQHORH with A view to
to another B? Quqp* Ko infocnnation wae awiluble
a» to the filial ctoatlnatioii of thie Offioer but X wae
edviftea by the -5dadniatmtit» Qffiaor of 338 PWB that fttU
oo«3d lie obtained froa the Bureau of
Orfeednale mil HegJUrtour of Stiepeotofl. Baroona, 03 Aray APO 685»
Thie Bureau la tH_Uew._ to be located in PARIS*
J.W, CHAIUJBp 8jt0
78 Section, S.I.n.
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CONFIDENTIAL.
Ref. No.
SIB.HQ/2/45/27.
H.Q.,Special Investigation Branch,
c/o Provost Marshal's (Br) Office,
Allied Force Headquarters. C.M-F.
SUBJECT :-
War Crime - FUCECCHIO MARSHES.
Persons Wanted - Ool. GRAVENHORST.
D.A.P.M.
78 Section,
Special Investigation Branch.
Information has "been received that the u/m
officer now in American custody may te identical with the
above named officer connected with the'Fucecchio Marshes'
investigation recently completed "by your Section.
Will you please cause the u/m officer to "be
interviewed and notify this office as soon as possible of
your results.
GRAVENHORST Otto Col. 81-G-61664-H
Born 8th April 1905 in Germany
Hostile Unit Pz Gren Regt 67-26 Pz Div/KorpsKDO
XV3/A.K 4
Captured 4 May 45 - Branzoll. Italy.
Present address. US PWE 334 Florence.
W.J^COUTTS. Captain1. DAFH.
Sept 45<
for Deputy Provost Marshal.
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Ref. Boi- SIB.
Betfcobraant,
78 Seotien 3*1«B*
Your Rsf**,
26 Mar. 45.
Ovine-- Atrocities at
SUBJSCTt-
F0G8COHIO MABSH&S,
DABS,
78 SeoUont S.I.P,
Sir.
I have in ay poaeeaaien a photograph of;,i_W
German K,c,0,'s, believed to be Sergeant-Majors* The "*"
on thè rig.t with a bandageA lee hai been identiftfid
the perse» who «hot aeverel pereena en the étti»; «Kft
1. Folto, Martin PST30HKLL, Feldpost Ito,
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Reference No.
Detaolaaent,
SIB.78/WC/45/2.
78 Section, SIB;
/-.';•
SUBJECT:-» War Grime - Atrocities
in the FUCKCCinO Marahes.
78 Section, SIB,
o/o Rrovost Marshal's (Br) Office,
Allied Force Headquarters,,
CMF.
1»
The attached report of CSM EDMONDSON ia
forwarded with the request that the information required
be forwarded at your earliest convenience please»
2.
At the moment there ia only one copy of the
photograph mentioned In para 1 of the report, but we
expect to find the negative this week.
3*
You will recall seeing some of these signs
on the occasion of your last visit to the Detachment.
4»
With regard to the last paragraph of the report, .
I am informed that EDMONDSON provided you with a list of
names of these Republican Fascists when you were here.
5.
This particular War Crime, promises to be one
of the best, probably the best, we have undertaken so far.
Sgt. WREN continues to type the statements as they come in.
CSM EDMONDSON is showing Very great enthusiasm and with no
less keenness, he is ably assisted by Sgts VICKERS and HALL,
There is great team spirit among this party and I have
great hopes of being in a position to forward you the
completed file within about three weeks, provided there
are no complications.
6.
The total number of victims for the whole area
is about 200 and not 1000 as* stated by some reports.
7»
Interviewing (o_fte|r locating) «f~the Fascists
may prove the greatest difficulty to the speedy completion
of the case.
WKF/AO.
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26 Mar 43.
Det. 78 Section, SIB.
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Detachment,
78 Section 3.1.B.
Tour Kef,».
26 Mar. 45.
SUBJECT t*
War Grim** Atrocities at
FUCBCOHIU MARSHES.
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DAP.M,
78 SeotJonk S.I.B.
Sir,
I have in my possession a photograph of .two
German N.0,0. 'a, believed to be. ^rgeant-atojora*. Ew> one
on the right with a bandaged leg haft been id-jatUPi«d a*
the person who shot several persóne on the 6th* <7uly 1&4,
1. Feldw. Martin fSlSCmù, ffeìdpoat Ro. 56702
2. Partioulars not yet known* ^~* '.•••''•••''
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with this maasaore,
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. Any information regarding their unita ia
-, requested, eleo unita of following Feldpost nuEaberst-
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MAJOR &EHi.mAl- VOU LtH^^THAL.
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MAJOB CSMRAL YOU LOISUCTHAL F.II,R.H»
COL, SfiLVIAa^v VOWe OdKfitanded F,C.B.&.(9 Gun ?)
Coamanaed 26 Panaer Div. ( founded ).
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MAJOR GSSSSAL GRASlSM/iUR. Coemanfled 26 faaaer Div.
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MONSUMMANO
The Divisioel sign of the 26 1VUZEB Div. ,
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Whan the atrocdtifia oon
July 1 %4, MLeld Marshali KES3HLRIJW «aa
(EROTTO GIUSTI, MOM3UMMAKQ* One civilian was
day about two oilee from hia &*Q, Aloo houses nére burned
and several people shot about five ndles froaa him,
Oh the 23rd. August
Lt. Col*
9 PANZER aMJHADIiiR Regt., stated in Ha
to BARONBS3 BAKOHIBSI at CAS¥__b KARTINI, that the order
had been giveto by the GEKBRAL, Any information re* two
previously mentioned ?
Oould losatioa be auplied of REPOBLIGAH
PASOIS9?3 who have been arrested sino* atrooity was eotanltted?
0. EB_Q.i)SON, C.S.M.
Field.
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209 P6W Camp,
C.M.F,
8 January 1946.
Statement of s-
WICHMANN Gerhard, 2/Lieut,
590 Anti-Tank Bn.
POW No B. 988295.
The 590 A/T Bn was formed in Italy from Companies
which had come to Italy. In May - June 1943 I was in charge of a
platoon of No. 2. Coy* The ia Coy was then commanded by Captain (lst/Lt)
CLAUSEN , 2/lt MERTEN was in command of Noi. platoon, 2/Lt ROGGE was
i/ethe 2nd platoon) 2/lt WBIGEL was i/e No. 3. platoon, ad the 4th
platoon was commanded by myself.
By July 1944 the 590 Anti-Tank Bn had been formed
from three independent companies, and was then stationed in and
•around UONTBCATINI TERMS. Just previously to this I had been the
Adjutant of the Bn but
I was then sent as platton officer of 2 platoon
of the 2nd. Company.4
The Bn Commander was at this time Capt. IXJQB-GUUBEL,
hie Adj. being Lt. KRADSE, No.ì. Coy was commanded by Lt.UJ.RTEN,.
with 2/Lt BReTT^NACHER. No. 2. Coy was commanded by Capt. CLAUSEN,
w* h Lt. DIRKS ani myself. No. 3. Coy was commanded. by Capt'. HOYK
with Lt. HA.SER. H.Q. Coy consisted of the Admin Officer QUITZAU,
wit h Lt. WICK and the M.O. Capt. SPEIERER.
Soon after our arrival at liONTECATINI TERlflE
incidents occurred where partisans fired on members of Ho.l. Coy..
As far as I know no particular action was taken against the partisans.
There were some posters which had been put up in the town previous
to our arrival which warned the population that reprisals would be
taken if partisans fired on German- troops. I know that some of the
townspeople were concerned themselves of the action taken by the
partisans against the civilians. I received reports from them that
they had been robbed and houses looted*
I cannot remember the exact date that it occurred
but i-: would be in the first week of July an incident nrnurrjiil where
two members of my Coy were fired upon by partisans and severely
wounded. The facts of this incident were that two members of my,
Coy acting as dispatch riders were sent about midnight with a dispatch
from Coy HQ to the Bn HQ. I was awakened by a soldier who informed
me that the two riders had been fired upon and wounded about a mile
from the Coy HQ. They had been taken to the hospital. I did not do
anything at the time as the two riders had been taken to the hospital.
In the early hour s.. of the morning I received an order from The Bn
Commander, Capt. GUMBEL, that I was to take a patrol of men to the
scene of the incident and take reprisals. I left the Coy with a
patrol of about 15 men and arrived at the scene. I found the spot
by the blood on the groeund, and on searching in the vicinity I
found a spot near a ditch where a machine gun had been set up and
there found a number of spent Italian machinepartr.idges. The spot
was on a small side tract near a stone bridge over the ditch, and
at a very short range from .where the two riders had been wounded.
Nearby to this spot there was an Italian house. I woke up the
occupants and questioned them, 'but they denied all knowledge of the
incident. I searched the house with out finding any weapons or
ammunition. I then had similar searches made of other houses nearby
without result. The only weapon found was a sporting gun, which I
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Soon after this I returned to my Coy HQ and
wrote a. report on the result of my search, I stated that I had
searched the area and that I had found footprints and spent
cartridges, and that I searched various houses but had been unable
to find any evidence or the peesons responsible for the shooting
at the two German.soldiers. I had personal reasons for not wishing
to take part in any reprisals and therefore aftervwriting the report
I returned to my billet. About noon I went to the Officers Mess
at MONTECATINI TEHME for lunch/ I there saw Capt. Gumbel who was
angry because I had taken no reprisal action. He held me up to
ridicule in front of the other Officers. I said that I did not
wish to be a party to any such action, but that I would only
take action if the persons responsible were arrested, and not
innocent civilians, I think it was later that day that I went
to a locality nearby and there sew my friend Lt. BRETTNACHGR.
He showed me where an old man had been shot. This old man was
lying near a wall. Lt. BRETTNACHER said that/he had been shot by
F/Webel PETSCHELV I don't know whther any other civilians bad
been shot. I know that FETSCHBLX. was a bad type and wee'always
Laying about with firearms and grenades, ••••'eeiucl*6Terxj&al™—*
Lt. Brettnacher was of the same
opinion as I, that reprisals should not be'carrW out. The Officers
of the Bn divided into two groups -those who sided with Capt.
Gumbel and those with Capt. CLAUSEN. I did ae much as possible to
keep out of the way of Capt. Gumbel as he and I did not think
alike on any points, even as far as the Bn was concerned. I
occupied my time in welfare of my troops and spent most of my time
with the family with whom I was living. I would say that T know
Lt. BRETTNACHER was ordered to take reprisals but did not know
exactly the action taken by PETSCHElX. PETSCHELl, knew of the
•order issued by the High Command concerning action to be taken •
aa reprisals against partisan activity and would carry out these
orders to the letter, and would know that any excess would be
covered by his officers and those responsible for the order.
Although I did not like Capt. GUMBEL I do not wish to say that
he would delight in having civilians shot, but that he wanted to
protect his soldiers and therefore would carry 4ut the orders he
received from higher command.
A few days after this incident, another
occurred where a member of my company went to the marshes south
of MONTECATINI TERME. Whilst there he was fired upon by partisans,
and he managed to get out of his car with his machine pistol and
challenge these partisans. After a short while the party of
partisans ran away but the German soldier was able to capture one
of them and bring him to the Coy HQ. This Partisan was a civilian
youth and was armed with a rifle and hand grenades. He was brought
to me and I questioned him. Shortly afterwards I went with a
patrol and an armoured vehicle to the spot and made a search. We took
the Civilian with us. During the search we saw another youth acting
suspiciously near a hay stack. We challenged him but he endeavoured
to escape, I fired a burst over his head and we were then able to
capture aim. I questioned him for some time and he told several
different stories of why he was in the vicinity, I then confronted
him with the first civilian and at first they denied knowing each
other but later admitted they did. We then returned to our HQ and
there I again questioned the two youths. The first later admitted
that he had been a member of the party that had fired on the German
soldier and also implicated the other youth. I made an investigation
into the matter and questioned other civilians who stated that they
thought the two youths were members of a partisan band. When I had
concluded my investigation I sent a dispatch rider to the Bn. HQ
and asked for instructions as to what was to happen to the two men.
The dispatch rider returned and stated that he had been told at the
Bn HQ that the two youths must be hanged the next day as an example.
I was quite satisfied that these men were «franc tiurers1 and were
responsible for shooting German soldiers in the back. I had in the
previously mentioned incident seen two of my men in hospital who had
Seen wounded in this cowardly way - and felt that a stop must be put
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22. Januar 1947.
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WICK Walter,
W4RENDOBF bei Muenster,
Schuetzenstrasse 15. (Germany)
33 Jahre alt
Angestellter (Bank) .
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ich bin gewarnt worden, dass ich nicht verpflichtet bin eine Aussage zu maohen, falls
ich dies nicht wuensche, aber dass alles was Ich sage zu protokoll genommen wird und
als Beweiamittel verwendet werden kann.
Ioh wurde am 25» August 1939 in BERLIN in die deutsohe Wehrmacht einberufen und der
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14* Komp./rnfanterie Hegiment 338 zugewiesen. Naphdem ich in polen, Frankreich und
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RUBsland gedient hatte, wurde ich am 8. April 1943 zum Leutnant befoerdert. Mltte Juli . ••': -"': :"_";".:-{:. ';'--^';":1943 kam ioh mit der 1. Komp. panzerjaegerabtellung 590 nach Sizilien und habe an den
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'•..-••'•]• ' *\' .-'-\:'.'':'"Bueokzugskaenrpfen in Itallen bis zur Kapitulation tellgenommen. Am 28. Mai 1944 wurde V' • 1 -.f. _••? :'£$.-Z?j.
ioh em NETTUNO Brueckenkopf verwundet und kam in ein Spited, nach BOM. Kurz vor der
y •> ..- : 'v •;-'•':: '^£:.
Besetzung BOMB durch allilerte Sttwitkraefte wurde ioh in ein Spital nach VERONA v«rlegt< . .-.l • , '!'.,:":•'•
Am 12. jutt 1944 kam Ich zu meiner Einheit Versorgungskompanle Panzerjaegerabteilung
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590 nach MONTECATINI, verblieb jedoch 1m Bevier, da meine Wunden noch nioht ausgeheilt
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waren, Der Komnandeur der Abteilung war Hauptmann GUEMBEL Joachim, die Einhelt bestand .. ."- .. •
}aus drei Kampfkompanien und. der Versorgunskompanie. Die erste Komp. fuehrte Leutnant
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MERTEN, die zweite Haup-bnann CLAUSSEN, die dritte Hauptmann HOYCK und. ioh war Chef der !..
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Versorgunskompanie, obwohl in meiner Abwesenheit die Kompanie unter dem Befehl dee
' ;".*'.:'...:7\;-;:;~Adjutanten Leutnant KRAUSE stand. Die Fanzerjaegerabteilung 590 war dem 16» panzer!': •>•"';"••"••.;:••'": -S;
korps unterstellt. Am Morgen des 22. oder 23. Juli 1944, zu einer Zeit als ioh noch
. '•''.•<..'.- ~ V-' im Bevier lag, tellte ndr ein Sanitaeter, als er meinen Verband weohselte ndt. dasa
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in der vorhergehlgen Nacht 2 deutsohe Soldaten der 2. Komp. aus dem Hlnterhalt von
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partlsanen angesohossen worden waren und schwerverletzt elngellefert wurden. Er selbst -'-. .'•:•'''-.•'•_'::'V.--'
hatte den Soldaten erste Rilfe geleistet. ich fragte nach den umstaenden, der Sani• , •-/.-_; •../;;
teeter sagte ndr jedoch nur, dass er ndt einem Ambulanzwagen auf den Sohauplatz gefah- u . .: • . •/,; -.'
renwar und die .beiden Soldaten abgeholt hatte. Einige Stunden spaeter, erzaehlte ndr •.>.;••:>.. ..!-.;'
Kraftfahrer obergefrelter VDLLR*TH (Ich glaube das war sein Name) der als mein QffizlerV, ".'•."':'
diener funglerte, dass die 2. Komp. zeitllch am Morgen die umgegend des zwlsphenfalles : .
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umstellt hatte. Dort wurden patronenhuelsen gefunden und 1m Verlaufe dleser operation ".. .
•''.'•'wurden die beiden Partisanen verhaftet, die auf die belden.soldaten gesohossen hatten. ; "
ioh nehme an, dass die se beiden personen bewaffnet waren. ^jgTwelters sagte er ndr,
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dass dieso beiden partisanen von Mitgliedern der 2. Komp. oeffentlich In MONTECATINI
gehaengt worden waren. ioh glaube, dass dies an der periferie geschehen 1st. VOLLRATH
Sagte ndr, dass er dieso information von einem Motorradraelder erhalten hatte. Eia oder "i:
zwei Tage spaeter san Ioh Leutnant WICHMANN, der ndr in kurzen Worten die Festnahme und '
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^Hlnriohtung der beiden partisanen bestaetigte. Er sagte ndr nicht, dass er der Rln'
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rlchtung beigewohnt hatte, Ich nehme dies aber an, da er offlzier der 2. Komp. war.
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Da Ioh keine besonders freufldllchen Bezlehungen zu Leutnant WICHMANN unterhielt, frug ; ' ' . . ' •
Ich nicht naoh naeheren Elnzelheiten, noch tell te er ndr dieso freiwllUg ndt. ioh
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gUUbe, dass der Befehl fuer die Hinrichtung von Hauptmann GUEMBEL gegeben worden war, :
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da er der hoeohate offizier der Abteilung war. Blese meine Annanma wurde jedoch nie
weder von GUEMBEL noch von irgendjemand anderen Je bestaetigt, noch habe ich danaoh
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gefragt. Ioh weiss, dass dieso beiden partisanen nicht vor Gericht gestellt worden,
denn ioh haette davon gehoert, aber ich nehme an, dass sie vor ihrer Hinrichtung verhoert wurden, moeglicherwelse duroh Mltglleder der 2. Komp. ich habe nie elnen Befehl
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geaehen, der die Hinrichtung von partisanen ohne derichtsverfahren gestattet. KLs
under Battallion jefloch etwa Maerz 1944 in der Gegend von NETTUNO lag, sagte ndr
GUEMBEL, dass er von vorgesetzten Dienstellen, moeglicherweise vom 16» Panzerkorps
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den Befehl erhalten hatte, wonach Infolge der zunehmenden partisanentaetlgkeit, jeglicher wideratand der Partisanen ndt alien Mitteln nlederzumachen sei. Nichts war
jedoch von Suehnemassnahmen oder abschreckenden Massnahroen geaagt. ioh bildete ndr
die Meinung, dass Paortisanen, die im Verlaufe dps, Kainpfes oder Streifen lebend gefangdngenommen wurden, an hoehere Dienststellen jdBuQC zur weiteren Entscheldung agzugeben
waren, das bedeutet dass sie innerhalb der Machtbefugnlsse einer Einhelt, wle der elnes .
Battalions in gleicher Weise wle normale Kriegsgefangene zu behandeln waren. Welohe
Methoden hoehererseits angewandt wurden, 1st mir nicht bekannt. ich habe nie von
Suehnemassnahraen seitens meiner Abteilung gehoert. ES 1st ndr daher auch ein zwlschenflal.1 in der Gegend von PONTE BUGGIANESE uribekannt. Ich erirmere ndch an Leutnant
BBETTN4BHEB Joseph. Er war ein offizier der 1. Komp. meiner Abteilung. Es 1st ndr
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bekannt, dass BRETTNACHER am 2. Mai 1945 in der Gegend von TRIENT gefalien 1st. Ich
erinnere ndch auch on Feldwebel FETSCHELL der 1. Komp, A.uoh er 1st 1m pebruar oder
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-2Masrz 1945 in der Gegend von UDINE, durch eine Handgranate die ilm in der Hand explo-
dlerte getoetet warden, oberfeldwebel KLAUSE 1st ndr unbekannt. Der momentane Aufent_halt des Hauptmann GUEMBEL 1st mir uribelcannt. Am 2. August 1944 wurde unsero Abteilung
.nach SASSUOIO (provinz Modena) verlegt. ioh war damals noch nicht ganz wiederhergestellt
und wurde deswegen am 9* September 1944 auf Erholungsurlaub nach Deutschland geschlekt.
Waehrend me ine s ganzen .\ufenthaltes in MOMKCATINE habe ich nie von der Fanzeraufklaerungselnheit 26 der 26. panzerdlvislon gehoert. ich bescnreibo Hauptmann CIAUSSEN wle
folgt ;- 35 bis 36 Jahre alt, etwa 1.80 m gross, blondes Haar, schlank, schmales Gesicht
graue oder blaue A.up,en, frische Hautfarbe, glattrasiert. Er 1st am 2. Mai 1945 zusammen
ndt ndr An der Naehe von TRIENP von amerikanlschen Truppen gefangen worden und. mit ndr
zusammen in das Lager von GHEDI gebracht worden. Dort habe ich ihn aus den Augen verloren.
Ich habe oblge Aussage durchgelesen. sie 1st wahr und richtig und wurde freiwlllig
gemacht. Ich hatte die Moeglichkeit .lede gewuenschte Aenderung Oder Jjusatz zu machen
wo dies notwendig war.
Dieso Aussage wurde von' dem unter-eichneten offlziellen Dolntetsch H.O, PRDFPER
In der Gegenwart des unterzeiohneten Sgt. GEALE S.J., des S.I.B., Korps der Mllitaerpolizei in deutscher Sprache niedergeschrtì)en und in Anwesenbelt dieaer Personen unterzelchnet. BICCIONE, 22. januar 1947*
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s LT3MBCKS Wilhelm Paul.
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OSI 218 (Special ) Area.
ÒSI Ito. 2 District (2).
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311 PieW Security Section* CMP.
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Reference this Section's 3/Ì)Ìat/1/63 of 10 Oot, »45i
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A oonBiderable volume of additional information is now available concerning
the activities of the German; Security Command (SlcherungsabaOhmitt IT ) at
S9PE and additional' evidence 'that subject was ia oonmand of thie organiaatim '
and was directly responsible for reprisal measures againot the ojLvil
population for partisan activities» including the execution of ntmeroue
individuale.
2.
No person has yet been interrogated concerning the activities' of LEMBCKE
exclusively» However» in numerous interrogation reports» references to hia
occur. The following are some salient features of the case, egainet hist which
it must be emphasised is in no way complete as this 8eotiO»*B investigations
have .eon directed towerde Clarifying details of the German Security
Organisations rather than investigations of war-crimes» which investigation*
of LjaCBOKB*s activities alone would imply.
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A poster-manifesto (Original-document "AH-attoohed,218 Spedai
Area only) published in the Comune VO» of which a oop_r was saved
by a local resident as a souvenir, announces that three Italiane
have been hanged as reprisals for the wounding of a 9eraan.Thi*
notice was signed by LKMBOKR in his capacity as Security CcanandOrV
Southern Zone.
(ii)
Interrogations made in the case of BORIATO Ferrante» accused of
collaboration and of taking part in executions» indicate that
LT3MBCJOS was present and in the command at the execution of seven
men on 11 Nov. *44. (see attached document "B")
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of at least tenexeoutions by way of reprisals' in the area of
LMBCKE's Command. One of the victims wee a girl of 14 years,
(see dooument "B" attached)
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There ia reason to believe (although investigations have not
been carried out) that the German Security Conaaand at USTE waft
responsible for the murder of about 15 escaped British fW. Sto
far nothing but looal reports of the disappearance of these aen
are available. It ia thought that information may b_e obtained
from the Perish Priest of 7ALNDGARKDO near BSPS (flee doòu&ent "ft")
DON GIUSEPPE OMBSBTO PITTOH who ie reported from a reliable sottrae,
to have been responsible for the arrest of three British eaoepefl
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Ronald CHTTTBHDBN of Luoield (f) Street»
(DAOTPORD). KENT.
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(b) William Bryant » 13 Cheaton (?) Road,
(o) Owen aereld IHBTON ( olase of 1921)
Rlnoe PITTOK ia stated (see dooument "Bn) to have been with
LBMROKR at the execution of Italians on 11 Nov 44» his evidence
may show LSKBCKE's oonneotipn with the dieappearenoe of the XV
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tj/pe. of action by partisans. That night the two youths were .
jd at the Coy JR.. The next morning they were taken, to the square
... ISJMPSCATINl T.3H R and there hanged in nubile from'iwo laV..p posts.
i was present at the hanging» which was carried out by members of ay
Coy» I think they were left till the afternoon before being removed. •
I did not relish the sight and did not <_o again to see ti .em. l had
carried out the orders given bj the Bn. and in this case from the
investigation .that 1 had carried out 1 was satisfied that- tho two
i.ien were responsible t\>s the shooting at Uersnan troops and were
members of a partisan bond. i considered then, arid do still» that
this was a Justifiable reprisal, 1 know that tlie civilians in the area
thought that Justice ha.u been uone and that conditions improved later.
'. My Bn. left «.jMTflQAHLNl ft-MB at the end of July
and .went to che area of.MODKNA,
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large ecu le reprisal on 'the marshes south of &O.NTKCATÌNI TKRMK in.1
August 1944. I, again visited MONTECATINI f&RMK about 23 Aug 1944
and visited, the family wl.Uh whom I had been living and heard
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mention of the fact.
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correct and true and made quike voluntariiy. l can speak the .
English language
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tba «nd of September 43* Oa 1 or 2
I_CW.CHCW.TIII a'nd was billeted in and
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«it tho aarao time I had the function o£ $ tfcrea l&fò? 'and I
isas rdsponaiplo for the security of the civilian population, ^t- «fibout th*
minale of JXO^ the partisans started» to fire upon Cannon troop» and thJÉjT"
inoreaaoft steadily. X no* decided to have the ifeywr of IfflOTflCaiJjNX inf orciod, thvdugH Kfir Adjutant D*O -spolse ItfOlan, 'that X vouia hav» used tlie t_e»t
swaro roooeurwi, in ease imidofnta of teat .kind should ooour Again. I oe»
lieye that the parish priest of .that $o&t va» present at tfea oqoaaixmt.
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tini» afHìer «fiat conferente with the
(i coy) T»sre ftred o» by partiawis ±n the jaaroh fil-Wa BOU& of
tsfeei» i^oatwiA about t3i^ iooidonf» t ordered et» aotion
tìm ffltn .oi? Ho* 1 Coy moved aratwttr&r Into' «be' «Etrahèa». t*i&ftt X .
EST »ta£f and Ko» 2 Ooy entered the taarahsa^ cUxoo^ed to^rda ITeet»
t»yw hoped te puah the jjartieona loto the othora haade* l^ grotj»
15 DWn- «ae of ttoa was found in poss^/wtion off a ^tstol and, tJiat
«vldonoe. X have not had any official ioforiaatioa i*at
mani «e had handed over ih» f_,P. • At -that tdrae I a«nr arai» rising
area \*iero ny Ho» 1 Qoy ojojatea» 2f «eat J^aW ifoiJprted,/to a*»' '^»t ijf law
haa "been fired, «won frcwt two or thre* houses,-' 5£wy ìiad 5B_à^ori>d ttia
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and X wjjsolf could, hear tho .choosing» OtV 12^t .oooajB';L.o_., l&pgr ld^«&-:1
son and wounded anothar, veto nerertholdBs -upcoa^e^ in ecot^i
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partisans loft tho building from behind and disai-peareò^ ìty tróo^i
sitìd doen the 2 or 3 IW-JBOS. I i-ade si revsorli to ii^/ aitso^ioy aut^ioritie».
A few days later Sud Lt. WlD!iyM5_T, as I bo'liev», ^03 j
by. an Italian infonner that x>arti3ane had boa» ^oen ill tìa»--t»r3h area»
A patrol was òaSterdd by one of tho of*ioer3 and
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of weapons,, animation. .ana. &o$e £M parcels
for partisan*, sfhey uere e>(qcrbirea at about 17*00 hri«» and
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by 2nd Lt, ITiohraanru One of them JWfusod to speak at all» the secoi.3.
H104 to "be a portiiaan» shortly oefore X left that night to n»fce>
l'or reaootus of sorviotì, 2nd Lt. WIGffiiW t^ioned rao up and infomiéft né about
the r«ault of the questioning» Aa I nas fittnly Oomrinoed that the two
partisans» X ordered thai thoy be hanged, Thia was done the foHow__og
ning at about 04*00 h'rs. on a rjublio sqjiare at MCiraacy.SIHX* 3Siay
on tv<o lajT^p posts and after their death a postar was aifaohed to thei
dies, on T*iioh th© follordjig vma ivrJ.tton in Itfa^jvi: " 5?W_i is go.Uig to feqgpen
to every i>artisan*. I tgu» not present at the execution» 1>ocause X .lid not
think it necessary.
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to be dealt •with by moot severe means and intiriidAtlng mensuren Jiad to
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held at the Coy HQ. The next morning they were taken to • the: square;..-•• •
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I was present at the hanging» which was carried out by members of my
Coy. I think the> were left till the afternoon before being removed.
I did not relish the sight and did not go again to see them* X had
carrJKt out the orders given by the Bn. and in this case from the
investigation that I had carried out I was satisfied that the two
men were responsible for the shooting at German troops and were •
members of a partisan band. I considered then, and do still,-that
this was a justifiable reprisal. I know that the civilians in the area
thougt that justice had been done and that conditions improved later.' .
My. Bn. left MONTECATINI TERlffi at the end of July*
and went to the area of MODENA,
' I have not heard until today that there was a
large scale reprisal on the marshes south of MONTECATINI TSRVE in
August 1944. I again visited MONTECATINI TEBHE about 23 Aug 1944
and- visited the .family with when» I had been living and heard no
mention of the'fact.
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correct and true and made quite voluntarily. I can speak the : "
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