Kurt Mälzer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Kurt Mälzer

German general

Date of Birth: 02-Aug-1894

Place of Birth: Altenburg, Thuringia, Germany

Date of Death: 24-Mar-1952

Profession: military personnel, engineer

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Kurt Mälzer (2 August 1894 in Altenburg – 24 March 1952 in Werl) was a German general of the Luftwaffe and a war criminal during World War II.
In 1943, Mälzer was appointed the military commander of the city of Rome, subordinated to General Eberhard von Mackensen under the overall command of Field Marshal Albert Kesselring.
Under his authority, Mälzer commanded not only the garrison Wehrmacht troops in Rome itself, but also indirectly the SS security forces in the city (although these troops were nominally under the authority of the SS and Police Leader of the region, Wilhelm Harster). Mälzer was one of the German commanders in Rome directly responsible for the Ardeatine massacre in March 1944.
Mälzer ordered the massacre which was then planned and carried out by the SS troops.
After the war, Mälzer was put on trial by the Allies and sentenced to death, later commuted to a prison term.
He died in prison in 1952.