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Escaped Nazi War Criminal Kappler Freed in West Germany Life
Herbert Kappler, the former Gestapo chief, is believed to live in the Soltau area of the Lueneburg Heath, with his wife Annaliese likely spared extradition under Germany’s 1948 constitution. Italian attempts to extradite him are blocked, as Germany cannot transfer nationals abroad to face trial. Kappler is reportedly dying of rectal cancer.
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West Germany
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Herbert Kappler
Germany
Annaliese Kappler
Rome
Italy
Giovanni Leone
Leone
United States
Kappler
Gerhard Reisenberg
Soltau
Bonn
Gestapo
Associated Press
Lueneburg Heath
Reisenberg
France
Cologne
Kurt Lischka
Paris
Auschwitz Death Camp
Ardeatine Caves