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The Castellammarese War (Italian pronunciation: [kaˌstɛllammaˈreːze, -eːse]) was a bloody power struggle for control of the American Mafia between partisans...

exacerbated the tensions between the two camps, helping launch the Castellammarese War. To head Reina's gang, Masseria appointed one of his loyalists, Joseph...

as Piddu (Sicilian diminutive form of Giuseppe) and his rivals the Castellammarese knew him as Peter Morello. He was famous for having a one-fingered...

mobster, who headed a strong American Mafia crime family during the Castellammarese War. Mineo's organization would eventually become the present-day Gambino...

Sicily and Avena became acting boss. After Sabella's deportation the Castellammarese War erupted in New York between the Castellamarese faction, led by traditional...

1929; the National Crime Syndicate was created. In early 1931, the Castellammarese War broke out between Masseria and Salvatore Maranzano. In a secret deal...

of the Castellammareses over the theft of Masseria's bootleg liquor. This soon developed into a full out war known as the Castellammarese War. At the...

and criminal associate of Lucky Luciano, Genovese took part in the Castellammarese War and helped Luciano shape the Mafia's rise as a major force in organized...

1931. In 1930, he battled in the Castellammarese War to take over the criminal activities in New York City. The war ended with his murder on April 15...

were organized by Salvatore Maranzano following his victory in the Castellammarese War. Maranzano reorganized the Italian American gangs in New York City...

during Lucky Luciano's organization of the American Mafia after the Castellammarese War, following the assassinations of "Joe the Boss" Masseria and Salvatore...

away on a Cuban fishing boat bound for Tampa, Florida. After the Castellammarese War, during which Salvatore Maranzano was murdered in 1931, Bonanno reorganized...

New York City. He instigated the Castellammarese War in 1930 to seize control of the American Mafia, winning the war after the murder of rival faction...

Salvatore Maranzano, the head of the Castellammarese clan, which eventually escalated into the bloody Castellammarese War. Masseria and Maranzano were so-called...

the Boss" Masseria. Masseria soon became embroiled in the vicious Castellammarese War with his archrival, Salvatore Maranzano. Maranzano represented the...

he was released and all charges were dropped. In early 1931, the Castellammarese War broke out between Joe Masseria and Salvatore Maranzano. In a secret...

After the death of Gaspar Milazzo a war ignited within the Detroit Mafia and at the same time the Castellammarese War in New York had officially begun....

Crew in Upper Manhattan and Masseria ruled the Bronx. While the Castellammarese War was going on, Joe Valachi tried to patch up his friendship with Ciro...

one of the five families that were founded in New York after the Castellammarese War of 1931. For most of the next quarter-century, it was a minor player...

American Mafia, formed in 1931 by Charles "Lucky" Luciano following the Castellammarese War. The Commission replaced the title of capo di tutti i capi ("boss...