▁to ▁send ▁people ▁on ▁vac ation ". ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁Italian ▁war ▁crim inals ▁ ▁This ▁is ▁a ▁working ▁list ▁of ▁Italian ▁high - ran king ▁military ▁personnel ▁or ▁other ▁officials ▁involved ▁in ▁acts ▁of ▁war . ▁It ▁includes ▁also ▁such ▁personnel ▁of ▁lower ▁rank ▁that ▁were ▁accused ▁of ▁grave ▁bre aches ▁of ▁the ▁laws ▁of ▁war . ▁In clusion ▁of ▁a ▁person ▁does ▁not ▁imply ▁that ▁the ▁person ▁was ▁qualified ▁as ▁a ▁war ▁criminal ▁by ▁a ▁court ▁of ▁justice . ▁As ▁noted ▁in ▁the ▁relevant ▁section , ▁very ▁few ▁cases ▁have ▁been ▁brought ▁to ▁court ▁due ▁to ▁diplom atic ▁activities ▁of , ▁not ably , ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁and ▁subsequent ▁general ▁abol ition . ▁ ▁The ▁criter ion ▁for ▁inclusion ▁in ▁the ▁list ▁is ▁the ▁existence ▁of ▁reliable ▁documented ▁sources . ▁ ▁Ben ito ▁M uss ol ini : ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁during ▁the ▁Second ▁Ital o - E th iop ian ▁War , ▁M uss ol ini ▁ordered ▁the ▁manufact uring / p urchase ▁of ▁hundreds ▁of ▁tons ▁of ▁y per ite , ▁ph os g ene , ▁and ▁fire ▁m un itions ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁aer ial ▁bomb s ▁and ▁art illery ▁and ▁mort ar ▁shell s . ▁ ▁Pietro ▁Bad og lio : ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁during ▁the ▁Second ▁Ital o - E th iop ian ▁War , ▁Bad og lio ▁approved , ▁as ▁commander ▁in ▁chief ▁of ▁the ▁Italian ▁army , ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁poison ous