After WWII many Germans and Japanese were convicted as war criminals. Were there any Italians? If not, why?

Answer 1

The Italians had, in fact, committed quite a number of actions that could have been considered "war crimes," particularly their actions in Ethiopian, which they had invaded and conquered in 1935. The Italians repeatedly used chemical weapons against the Ethiopians, against both military and civilian targets.

While Mussolini no doubt had a hand in making these decisions, the men most responsible were the Italian commanders, Pietro Badoglio and Rodolfo Graziani. As has been noted, Mussolini was executed by the Italians themselves during the war, so he couldn't stand trial.

The Allied governments never tried Graziani or Badoglio for their actions in Ethiopia. Graziani served a brief prison sentence for collaborating with the Nazis before being pardoned. Badoglio had been appointed to lead the government of Italy by the Italian king, replacing Mussolini, and the Allies wanted to keep him in place, as he was the man who had signed the Italian surrender. Trying him for war crimes would have been a considerable embarassment, and so no trial was ever conducted, despite very strong protests on the part of Ethiopian leaders such as Haille Selassie.

Answer 2

During the first half of the 20th century Italy was involved in several colonial wars, notably against the then only independent African states, Ethiopia (the Abyssinian war), and in World War II, up to September 1943 as one of the Axis Powers and later assisting to some extent the Allies, except for the Italian Social Republic of Salò that continued the allegiance to the Axis Powers, i.e. Germany. The military campaigns, except the actions of the Italian partisans fighters, were led by the fascist dictator Benito Mussolini.

Answer 3

For many reasons. The fascist regime was considered responsible for the deportation of Jews but as Mussolini was overthrown by Italians who then allied with the Allies the new regime was not considered responsible for the deeds of the previous one. And Mussolini himself was caught and executed by Italians when he tried to escape. He probably would have been tried otherwise.
The Italian fascists did not go as far as the Japanese and the Nazis in the monstrous and inhuman treatment of people.
As well, plenty of fascist ministers and such were executed during the end of the war by the Italians themselves and the rest hid. So there was no one left to convict.

Answer 4

The Italians never got into the whole genocide and death camp thing. A few of their leaders were convicted for their part in starting the war I believe. But since they switched sides as soon as they could, it was pretty obvious they weren't really all that loyal to the Nazi cause.

Answer 5

Not so much,. since the Italians really didn't want to be in the war,.. in most battles.. they would surrender in mass.

THus the only real criminal Mousalini, was killed by his own people, and thus there was no one to go after from the Italian side, since they never reall y had much of an opportunity of motive to commit any war crimes

Answer 6

Mussolini was person under sentence of death like criminal of war from a court of Italian partisans and was shot ...

Answer 7

i'm italian

in 1943 in italy began a civil war, and in southern italy was born a republican goverment against fascism and nazism, the italian partisans fought against nazists in northern italy, and mussolini dictator was imprisoned from the same fascists, so italians revolted themselves aganist the fascist dictatorship, and the main part of them cooperated with americans soldiars, this don't happened in japan and germany

it's not true that italy don't committed war crimes, because in africa (lybia and ethiopia) italians fascists killed thousends people, using chemical weapons, and installed deportation camps in italy

Answer 8

replaced into the internment of jap individuals justified? To us on the instant? No. yet Pearl Harbor, Hawaii AND Darwin Bay, Australia did no longer take place the former day. the international replaced into interior the midst of a terrible conflict. Canada, being area of the British Empire, replaced into in from the onset, no longer basically like the US. Then devoid of provocation, Japan hit Pearl Harbor. Pearl Harbor replaced into the US, and the US wasn't even interior the conflict. And Pearl Harbor replaced into way too close for convenience for Canadians. Then one month later Japan hit Darwin Harbor, Australia. The loss of existence & destruction in the two places replaced into awful and thoroughly unpredicted.... and the universal public sense thoroughly uncalled for. the US wasn't even interior the conflict. no one had made any assualts on jap land. The Germans and the Italians had no longer flown over to the US and bombed us. Canada, tremendously British Columbia, no longer felt secure. We weren't at conflict with Japan. Japan unexpectedly grew to alter into the worst enemy of Canada & the US, Australia and New Zealand.... on a similar time. (Canadians unfolded jap-Canadian internment camps additionally) worry. Horror. mistrust. Paranoia. protection tension AND civilian casualties. Sneak assaults. Prejudice. native land secure practices. The particularly polite, industrious, difficult working, nicely mannered and save to themselves variety of human beings, the jap in basic terms dedicated the two worst monstrosities interior the historic previous of Hawaii and Australia. the human beings of Canada, the US, Australia, and New Zealand have been in basic terms terrified.

Answer 9

Simple-The Italians didn't commit War Crimes

Answer 10

Mussolini, who was hanged by his own countrymen before the actual 'end' of WWII.