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Karl Hass

On 1998-03-07, the appellate court sentenced him to life imprisonment, the judgment was upheld on 1998-11-16, and he served the sentence under house arrest until his death on 2004-04-21. 1912–2004

Karl Hass served as Sipo and SD officer in Rome. The profile reconstructs the person’s function in Rome, Italy through documented office, decisions, supervision or operational conduct. It does not assign every crime committed by an institution or region to one individual.

Security Police and SDExecutionsWar crimesCrimes against humanity

Confirmed findings

Karl Hass: 1912-10-05–2004-04-21. (Source: Corte Militare di Appello di Roma, cited passage; Source: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, cited passage; Source: T.M.C. Asser Institute, International Crimes Database, cited passage)
As a Sipo and SD officer in Rome, Karl Hass took part in preparing the Ardeatine Caves massacre and personally shot at least 2 people; the court found that he also contributed to the murder of the remaining victims. (Source: Corte Militare di Appello di Roma, cited passage; Source: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, cited passage; Source: T.M.C. Asser Institute, International Crimes Database, cited passage)
On 1998-03-07, the appellate court sentenced him to life imprisonment, the judgment was upheld on 1998-11-16, and he served the sentence under house arrest until his death on 2004-04-21. (Source: Corte Militare di Appello di Roma, cited passage; Source: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, cited passage; Source: T.M.C. Asser Institute, International Crimes Database, cited passage)

Place in the chain of responsibility

The profile separates the documented office and individual conduct from the wider crimes of the institution or subordinate formation. (Source: Corte Militare di Appello di Roma, cited passage; Source: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, cited passage; Source: T.M.C. Asser Institute, International Crimes Database, cited passage)

Key events and mechanisms

As a Sipo and SD officer in Rome, Karl Hass took part in preparing the Ardeatine Caves massacre and personally shot at least 2 people; the court found that he also contributed to the murder of the remaining victims. (Source: Corte Militare di Appello di Roma, cited passage; Source: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, cited passage; Source: T.M.C. Asser Institute, International Crimes Database, cited passage)
On 1998-03-07, the appellate court sentenced him to life imprisonment, the judgment was upheld on 1998-11-16, and he served the sentence under house arrest until his death on 2004-04-21. (Source: Corte Militare di Appello di Roma, cited passage; Source: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, cited passage; Source: T.M.C. Asser Institute, International Crimes Database, cited passage)

No victim-count ranking

The circle records authority, function and agency. Several profiles may describe different parts of the same persecution chain, so profile-level totals must not be added together.

Postwar accountability

On 1998-03-07, the appellate court sentenced him to life imprisonment, the judgment was upheld on 1998-11-16, and he served the sentence under house arrest until his death on 2004-04-21. (Source: Corte Militare di Appello di Roma, cited passage; Source: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, cited passage; Source: T.M.C. Asser Institute, International Crimes Database, cited passage)

Limits of the evidence

Only claims tied to the cited evidence are included. No individual victim total or additional order is attributed without separate proof. No portrait was selected because rights were not verified. (Source: Corte Militare di Appello di Roma, cited passage; Source: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, cited passage; Source: T.M.C. Asser Institute, International Crimes Database, cited passage)

Sources

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