Imprisoned in Special Camp 11 along with several other high ranking German personnel , in 1947 Crasemann faced a war crimes tribunal run by British authorities in Padua . This was in relation to a charge of complicity with the massacre of 162 Italian civilians in Padule di Fucecchio near Florence on 23 August 1944 , during his time in command of 26th Panzer Division . He was found guilty of war crimes and sentenced to 10 years imprisonment . He spent the rest of his life in jail , dying in Werl on 28 April 1950
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Padule di Fucecchio massacre
Eduard Crasemann