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Nazi Hunters

Series 1 Episode 3: Erich Priebke

As 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