Gerhard Sommer
Gerhard Sommer | |
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| Born | 24 June 1921 |
| Died | 2019 (aged 97–98) |
| Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
| Branch | Hitlerjugend (Deutsche Jungvolk) Schutzstaffel (SS) |
| Rank | Jungzugführer (in Hitler Youth) Untersturmführer (second lieutenant) |
| Unit | 1st SS Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler 16th SS Panzergrenadier Division Reichsführer-SS |
| Conflicts | World War II |
| Awards | Iron Cross 1st Class Iron Cross 2nd Class |
Gerhard Sommer (24 June 1921 – 2019) was a German SS-Untersturmführer (second lieutenant) in the 16th SS Panzergrenadier Division Reichsführer-SS who was involved in the massacre of 560 civilians on 12 August 1944 in the Italian village of Sant'Anna di Stazzema. He appeared on the Simon Wiesenthal Center's list of most wanted Nazi war criminals.