Where: Canicattì, Italy
When: July 1943
To Who: unarmed Italian citizens
By Who: United States Military
Eight unarmed Italian citizens were slaughtered by American forces during an invasion, the US forces were given intel that civilians were looting a bombed factory. Instead of fact checking and confirming this was true, the general ordered his platoon to open fire on a crowded market.
When: July 1943
To Who: unarmed Italian citizens
By Who: United States Military
Eight unarmed Italian citizens were slaughtered by American forces during an invasion, the US forces were given intel that civilians were looting a bombed factory. Instead of fact checking and confirming this was true, the general ordered his platoon to open fire on a crowded market.