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Convicted War Criminal General Anton Dostler Executed

Public Domain Stock Footage Convicted War Criminal General Anton Dostler Executed

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keywords: German General Anton Dostler, WWII War Criminal, Execution By Firing Squad

Synopsis: Nazi General Anton Dostler convicted of WWII war crimes is executed by firing squad in Italy for ordering the execution of 15 uniformed soldiers who were conducting a commando operation to destroy a railroad tunnel near Framura - General Dostler's illegal execution order of captured uniform soldiers is a direct violation of the 1929 Geneva Convention on Prisoners of War...(read more)

  • Date: 1945
  • Duration: 00:00:50
  • Sound: No
  • Color: Monochrome
  • Type: Public Domain
  • Language: English
  • Location: Italy

Convicted War Criminal General Anton Dostler Executed

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Convicted War Criminal General Anton Dostler Executed

General Anton Dostler was executed by a U.S. Army firing squad in Italy after a military court found him guilty of ordering the shooting of 15 American soldiers discovered behind his lines during the war.