The Central Registry of War Criminals and Security Suspects , more commonly known as CROWCASS, was an organisation set up to assist the United Nations War Crimes Commission and Allied governments in tracing ex-enemy nationals suspected of committing war crimes or atrocities in Europe during the Second World War. The organisation was originally set up by the Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF) in 1945. [1]
The registry includes:
The names of two men attached to the 5th Alpine Division "Pusteria" can be found in the Central Registry of War Criminals and Security Suspects:
The names of two men attached to the 6th Alpine Division "Alpi Graie" can be found in the Central Registry of War Criminals and Security Suspects:
The names of three men attached to the 6th Infantry Division "Cuneo" can be found in the Central Registry of War Criminals and Security Suspects:
The names of eight men attached to the 12th Infantry Division "Sassari" can be found in the Central Registry of War Criminals and Security Suspects:
The names of three men attached to the 13th Infantry Division "Re" can be found in the Central Registry of War Criminals and Security Suspects:
The names of 51 men attached to the 14th Infantry Division "Isonzo" can be found in the Central Registry of War Criminals and Security Suspects:
The names of three men attached to the 15th Infantry Division "Bergamo" can be found in the Central Registry of War Criminals and Security Suspects:
The names of eight men attached to the 18th Infantry Division "Messina" can be found in the Central Registry of War Criminals and Security Suspects:
The names of twelve men attached to the 19th Infantry Division "Venezia" can be found in the Central Registry of War Criminals and Security Suspects:
The names of four men attached to the 21st Infantry Division "Granatieri di Sardegna" can be found in the Central Registry of War Criminals and Security Suspects:
The names of two men attached to the 22nd Infantry Division "Cacciatori delle Alpi" can be found in the Central Registry of War Criminals and Security Suspects:
The names of twelve men attached to the 23rd Infantry Division "Ferrara" can be found in the Central Registry of War Criminals and Security Suspects:
The names of five men attached to the 24th Infantry Division "Pinerolo" can be found in the Central Registry of War Criminals and Security Suspects:
The names of 29 men attached to the 32nd Infantry Division "Marche" can be found in the Central Registry of War Criminals and Security Suspects:
The names of four men attached to the 36th Infantry Division "Forlì" can be found in the Central Registry of War Criminals and Security Suspects:
The names of four men attached to the 48th Infantry Division "Taro" can be found in the Central Registry of War Criminals and Security Suspects:
The names of 14 men attached to the 57th Infantry Division "Lombardia" can be found in the Central Registry of War Criminals and Security Suspects:
The names of twelve men attached to the 154th Infantry Division "Murge" can be found in the Central Registry of War Criminals and Security Suspects:
The names of five men attached to the 158th Infantry Division "Zara" can be found in the Central Registry of War Criminals and Security Suspects:
The 6th Alpine Division "Alpi Graie" was a short-lived division of the Royal Italian Army during World War II, which specialized in mountain warfare. The Alpini that formed the division are a highly decorated, elite mountain corps of the Italian Army comprising both infantry and artillery units. The divisions name Alpi Graie was chosen as most of its recruits came from the area of the Graian Alps.
The 13th Infantry Division "Re" was an infantry division of the Royal Italian Army during World War II. The division was based in Friuli and entitled to the King.
The 14th Infantry Division "Isonzo" was an infantry division of the Royal Italian Army during World War II. The division was based in Friuli and named for the river Isonzo, along which Italy and Austria-Hungary had fought twelve battles during World War I.
The 18th Infantry Division "Messina" was an infantry division of the Royal Italian Army during World War II. The Messina was named for the city of Messina and based primarily in the Marche region, where it also recruited most of its troops. The division's headquarter and 93rd Infantry Regiment were based in Ancona, the 94th Infantry Regiment in Fano, and the 2nd Artillery Regiment in Pesaro.
The 32nd Infantry Division "Marche" was a infantry division of the Royal Italian Army during World War II. The Marche was classified as a mountain infantry division, which meant that the division's artillery was moved by pack mules instead of the horse-drawn carriages of line infantry divisions. Italy's real mountain warfare divisions were the six alpine divisions manned by Alpini mountain troops. The division was formed on 22 February 1939 in Conegliano and named for the central Italian region of Marche.
The 304th Infantry Brigade was a formation of the British Army organised from surplus Royal Artillery (RA) personnel retrained as infantry towards the end of the Second World War.
306th Infantry Brigade was a British Army formation organised towards the end of the Second World War from surplus Royal Artillery (RA) personnel who had been retrained as infantry.
307th Infantry Brigade was a formation of the British Army organised from surplus Royal Artillery (RA) personnel retrained as infantry towards the end of the Second World War.
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