Mälzer was one of the German commanders in Rome directly responsible for the Ardeatine massacre in March 1944 . Mälzer ordered the massacre which was then planned and carried out by the SS troops . After the war , Mälzer was put on trial by the Allies and sentenced to death , later commuted to a prison term . He died in prison in 1952
Ardeatine massacre
Ardeatine massacre
Kurt Mälzer