How An American TV Crew Tracked Down A Nazi | Nazi Hunters | Timeline

As one of the highest-ranking Gestapo officers in Rome during the war, Erich Priebke is responsible for one of Italy’s worst atrocities — the Ardeatine Cave massacres. On a direct order from Adolf Hitler, Priebke orchestrates the assassination of 335 Italian civilians. And, after escaping to Argentina, he eludes justice for fifty years until a high-profile team of American TV journalists stumbles onto his trail. 📺 It’s like Netflix for history... Sign up to History Hit, the world’s best history documentary service and get 50% off using the code ’TIMELINE’ You can find more from us on: