Sant’Anna di Stazzema massacre

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The Sant’Anna di Stazzema massacre was a World War II atrocity in which Nazi German troops killed hundreds of Italian civilians in a small Tuscan village in August 1944.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf crime against humanity
massacre
war crime
aftermath few perpetrators served prison sentences
cause Nazi anti-partisan policy in occupied Italy
commemoratedBy Italian presidential visits and speeches
National Park of Peace of Sant’Anna di Stazzema
monument to the fallen of Sant’Anna di Stazzema
conflict World War II
context Nazi reprisals against civilians
anti-partisan operation
country Italy
date 1944-08-12
hasLanguageName Sant’Anna di Stazzema massacre self-linksurface differs
surface form: Italian: Eccidio di Sant’Anna di Stazzema
impact symbol of Nazi atrocities against Italian civilians
legalProceedings trials in absentia of former SS members in Italy
legalRecognition recognized as war crime by Italian courts
location Italy
Province of Lucca
Sant’Anna di Stazzema
Stazzema
Tuscany
mediaCoverage subject of documentaries
subject of historical research
memorialDay annual commemoration on 12 August
memorialInstitution Historical Museum of the Resistance of Sant’Anna di Stazzema
method burning of bodies
mass shooting
notableTrial 2005 La Spezia military court conviction of 10 former SS officers
numberOfVictims approximately 560
over 500
partOf Holocaust
surface form: Holocaust and Nazi crimes against civilians

Nazi war crimes in Italy
perpetrator Nazi Germany
Waffen-SS
perpetratorUnit 16th SS Panzergrenadier Division Reichsführer-SS
region Apuan Alps
relatedEvent Fosse Ardeatine massacre
Marzabotto massacre
relatedLaw Italian initiatives on memory of Nazi-Fascist massacres
rememberedAs one of the worst Nazi massacres in Italy
timePeriod August 1944
German occupation of Italy
victimDemographics Italian civilians
children
elderly people
women
victimNationality Italian

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German occupation of Italy significantEvent Sant’Anna di Stazzema massacre
German Wehrmacht in Italy notableWarCrimeLocation Sant’Anna di Stazzema massacre
this entity surface form: Sant'Anna di Stazzema massacre
Sant’Anna di Stazzema massacre hasLanguageName Sant’Anna di Stazzema massacre self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Italian: Eccidio di Sant’Anna di Stazzema