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Photographer: Bundesarchiv Berlin
Caption: Marker inset: Herbert Kappler
Additional Description: "Herbert Kappler (1907-1978) was the head of the Tübingen branch of the Geheime Staatspolizei (Secret State Police, Gestapo) from 1934 to 1938. As commander of the Sicherheitspolizei (Security Police, SiPo) and the Sicherheitsdienst (Security Service, SD) of the Schutzstaffel ("Security Squadron", SS) in Rome, he organized the deportation of the local Jewish population and, on March 24, 1944, the shooting of 335 hostages during the Adreatine massacre." - Geschichtswerkstatt Tübingen
Submitted: September 23, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
Database Locator Identification Number: p679919
File Size: 0.203 Megabytes

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