In August 1944 alone , in the Versilia and Lunigiana areas of Tuscany , there were three large massacres . 560 civilians were massacred at Sant ' Anna di Stazzema on August 12 , 1944 , 159 civilians executed at San Terenzo Monti on August 17 and 173 civilians murdered at Vinca starting August 24 . The division was also responsible for the Marzabotto massacre , where at least 770 Italian civilians were executed , the worst massacre committed by the German Army on Italian civilians during World War II
Marzabotto massacre
Marzabotto massacre
16th SS Panzergrenadier Division Reichsführer-SS