In his testimony , Lanz was assisted by affidavits from other Germans such as General von Butlar from Hitler 's personal staff , who was involved in the Ardeatine massacre . The Germans were with Lanz in September 1943 and swore that the massacre had never taken place . In addition , for reasons unknown , the Italian side never presented any evidence for the massacre at the Nuremberg trials . It is speculated that the Italians , reeling from armistice terms highly unfavourable for their country , refused to cooperate with the trial process . Given the circumstances the court accepted Lanz 's position that he prevented the massacre and that the event never happened . Consequently , Lanz received a lighter sentence than General Rendulic for his misdeed in Yugoslavia , who was released in late 1951 nevertheless , after only three years of imprisonment
Ardeatine massacre
Ardeatine massacre
Massacre of the Acqui Division