In 1943, German troops hanged six Italian civilians for the killing of a soldier. Now, some of the relatives of the men put to death will receive money as compensation for their families' trauma. But it's not Germany which is paying.

FORNELLI, Italy, Sept 3 (Reuters) - In October 1943, after the Nazis began a brutal occupation of their former ally, German troops hanged six Italian civilians on a hillside in southern Italy as collective punishment for the killing of a soldier, who had been foraging for food.