Aired Thursday May 13,
2:10pm - 3:05pmon PBS
Nazi Hunters
Series 1 Episode 3: Erich PriebkeAs one of the highest-ranking Gestapo officers in Rome during the war, Erich Priebke is responsible for one of Italy's worst atrocities - the Ardeatine Cave massacres. On a direct order from Adolf Hitler, Priebke orchestrates the assassination of 335 Italian civilians, and after escaping to Argentina, eludes justice for fifty years until a team of journalists stumbles onto his trail.
- Category
- Documentary / History
- Original air date
- 2010-08-31