Only very few soldiers of German divisions accused of war crimes ever stood trial and even fewer served time in jail after their conviction . Notable exceptions include Eduard Crasemann , commander of the 26th Panzer Division , which was involved in the Padule di Fucecchio massacre , and who was found guilty of war crimes by an Allied military tribunal and sentenced to 10 years imprisonment , dying in jail in 1950 , and Walter Reder , sentenced to life in prison by an Italian military court for his role in the Marzabotto massacre as the commander of the SS-Panzer-Aufklärungsabteilung 16 of the 16th SS Panzergrenadier Division Reichsführer-SS , who was released in 1985
Marzabotto massacre
Marzabotto massacre
List of Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS divisions that committed war crimes in Italy