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Herbert Kappler

Nazi war criminal (1907-1978)

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Lived 1907–1978, aged 71Germany
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  • Era
    1907–1978
    Aged 71
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Updated 2026-06-16

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.

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