In addition, Priebke was ordered to round up the partisans by his superiors after the 33 German soldiers were killed.
It is not as if Priebke went “rogue” and did this all on his own accord. Priebke was not a major criminal and the death penalty would not have been appropriate in this case.
It is not as if Priebke went rogue and did this all on his own accord. Priebke was not a major criminal and the death penalty would not have been appropriate in this case.
Are you seriously attempting to confer legitimacy on the NAZI "I vas chust followink orders!" war crimes defense, which has been rightly rejected by every civilized man, court, and country? BTW, Pribke also signed the orders for trains transporting Italian Jews to the death camps. Not a major criminal? In your judgment, apparently not...but that's extremely revealing about you.