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Kurt Mälzer (2 August 1894 – 24 March 1952) was a German general of the Luftwaffe and a war criminal during World War II. In 1943, Mälzer was appointed the military commander of the city of Rome, subordinated to General Eberhard von Mackensen under the overall command of Field Marshal Albert Kesselring.
Kurt Mälzer was a German general of the Luftwaffe and a war criminal during World War II. In 1943, Mälzer was appointed the military commander of the city of Rome, subordinated to General Eberhard von Mackensen under the overall command of Field Marshal Albert Kesselring.
Kurt Mälzer (* 2. August 1894 in Altenburg; † 24. März 1952 in Werl) war ein deutscher Generalleutnant der Luftwaffe. Als Kommandant von Rom war er 1944 für das Massaker in den Ardeatinischen Höhlen mitverantwortlich.
On the evening of March 23, the Commander of the Security Police and Security Service (Sicherheitsdienst-SD) in Rome, SS Lieutenant Colonel Herbert Kappler, and Lieutenant General Kurt Mälzer, the Wehrmacht commandant in Rome, recommended a reprisal action in which ten Italian civilians would be shot for each policeman killed in the guerilla ...
Kurt Mälzer, talvolta citato nelle fonti in italiano come Maeltzer o Maltzer, è stato un generale e criminale di guerra tedesco. Con il grado di Generalleutnant della Luftwaffe, durante la seconda guerra mondiale fu il comandante della piazza di Roma nel periodo dell'eccidio delle Fosse Ardeatine.
Nov 26, 2006 · General Kurt MÄLZER: Tried by a U.S. military court at Florence, Italy, and sentenced to 10 years imprisonment on 14.9.46 (7 years remitted), for parading U.S. prisoners of war through the streets of Rome.
Kurt Mälzer is a main character in the film Massacre in Rome, and is portrayed by actor Leo McKern. Other Luftwaffe Pilot"s Badge Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918. Achievements
