# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/herbert-kappler
# Generated: 2026-08-13T01:17:12.465Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/herbert-kappler"
name: "Herbert Kappler"
slug: "herbert-kappler"
description: "Gustav Adolph Herbert Kappler was a key German SS functionary and war criminal during the Nazi era. He served as the commander of German security police and security services in Rome during the Second World War and was responsible for the Ardeatine massacre. Following the end of the war, Kappler stood trial in Italy and was sentenced to life imprisonment. He escaped from a prison hospital with the help of his wife shortly before his death in West Germany in 1978."
tagline: "Nazi war criminal (1907-1978)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/HF1946Photo.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Germany"
  isoCode: "DE"
birthDate: "1907-09-23"
deathDate: "1978-02-09"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           16.818716
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    handle:    "ch0071522"
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    title: "Herbert Kappler"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump