German president marks Nazi World War II massacre in Italy
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier is marking one of the worst massacres carried out by the Nazis in World War II on Sunday, in a trip to Italy following a visit by his Italian counterpart to western Germany.
Mr Steinmeier travelled to Italy immediately after Italian President Sergio Mattarella’s three-day visit to Germany.
The two presidents are scheduled to attend an event to mark the 80th anniversary of the Marzabotto massacre near Bologna.
Mr Steinmeier plans to give a speech shortly after mid-day (1000 GMT).
German Nazis murdered almost 800 people in Marzabotto, including numerous women and children, from September 29 to October 1, 1944.
The murder was in retaliation for a partisan attack. It was among the worst massacres carried out by German soldiers on Italian soil during World War II.
Mr Steinmeier is due to attend several wreath-laying ceremonies in the course of the day, and is also set to meet survivors and relatives of the victims of the massacre.
(dpa/NAN)
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