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  1. Anton Dostler (10 May 1891 – 1 December 1945) was a German army officer who fought in both World Wars. During World War II, he commanded several units as a General of the Infantry, primarily in Italy.

  2. Apr 28, 2024 · Dostler was convicted of ordering the unlawful killing of 15 U.S. soldiers behind enemy lines in Italy during World War II. He violated the Geneva Convention and was shot by a 12-man firing squad in Aversa, Italy.

  3. Dec 15, 2022 · Anton Dostler was the only German general officer executed solely by the US for war crimes, find out what war crime he did to have this fate.

  4. Jan 14, 2017 · In the first Allied war trial after the war, German General Anton Dostler was tried in Rome and found guilty of war crimes and sentenced to death.

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  5. Dec 1, 2020 · On 12 October 1945, the American military tribunal in Rome sentenced General Anton Dostler to death. The sentence was carried out on 1 December. Dostler was found guilty of murdering American POWs.

  6. Nazi General Anton Dostler Execution - Italy 1945 - ENG SUB. NOW SUBTITLED IN ENGLISHOn March 22, 1944, fifteen men of the U.S. Army (including two officers) landed on the Italian coast about...

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  8. Feb 5, 2018 · How a German general was executed by the U.S. Army for ordering the murder of 15 American POWs in Italy during World War II. Learn about the facts, the law and the controversy of this historic war crime trial.

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