During World War II, Salina contained a POW camp, housing 250 German prisoners, most of them members of Erwin Rommel's Afrikakorps.Valrie Plaza American Mass Murderers On the night of July 8, 1945, Private Clarence Bertucci climbed one of the guard towers and took aim at the tents where the prisoners were sleeping. He fired 250 rounds from a light machine gun and managed to hit some thirty tents in his fifteen-second rampage. By the time a corporal managed to disarm Bertucci, six prisoners were dead and an additional twenty-two were wounded (three later died of their wounds).
during world war ii salina contained a pow camp housing 250 german prisoners most of them members of erwin rommel's afrikakorpsvalrie plaza american mass murderers on the night of july 8 1945 private clarence bertucci climbed one of the guard towers and took aim at the tents where the prisoners were sleeping he fired 250 rounds from a light machine gun and managed to hit some thirty tents in his fifteen-second rampage by the time a corporal managed to disarm bertucci six prisoners were dead and an additional twenty-two were wounded (three later died of their wounds)