Malmedy-Massaker

Bodies of U.S. officers and soldiers slain by the Nazis after capture near Malmedy, Belgium.

"Body of American soldier is borne on stretcher from terrain in vicinity of Malmedy, Belgium, where on or about 17 December 1944, the Germans committed many atrocities."

Map of Kampfgruppe Peiper path in Belgium translated in Finnish. Added path of Battery B convoy, which men were executed as POW's in Baugnez crossroads in Malmedy Massacre.

Location of the Malmedy massacre (situation in 2007).

BaugnezCrossroads

Drawing of unit routes at Baugnez Crossroads, where Malmedy Massacre took place. Unitnames etc. in Finnish. If you need one, ask, so I can deliver English version.

Victimes civiles des bombardements de Malmedy les 23-24 et 25 décembre 1944 par l'US Air Force

Title: Malmedy Abstract/medium: 1 print : photomechanical.

Malmedy massacre - approximately 70 members of Battery B killed after captured. Fair J. Bryant was traveling with Battery A of 285th at time of massacre. Occurred at beginning of Battle of the Bulge *Image ID: theb2930, Historic C&GS Collection *Location: Malmedy, Belgium *Photo Date: December 17, 1944 Source: NOAA: Most NOAA photos and slides are in the public domain and CANNOT be copyrighted. Higher resolution image available on site.

Malmedy Massacre Two.

Malmedy Massacre

Defendants former SS General Fritz Kraemer (#33), former SS General Hermann Priess (#45), and former SS Colonel Peiper (third from the left in the first row) listen to Colonel William Everett give the defense's closing statement at the trial of 74 SS men charged with perpetrating the Malmedy atrocity.

Les corps de prisonniers de guerre américains massacrés par des Waffen SS sont découverts le 14 janvier 1945.

Spectators and U.S. Army military police wait outside of the building where 74 SS men will be sentenced for their roles in perpetrating the Malmedy atrocity.
Historische Übersicht
Kriegsverbrechen an US-Gefangenen durch die Kampfgruppe Peiper.
Fakten auf einen Blick
Wehrmacht / Waffen-SS
- Befehlshaber: Joachim Peiper
- Truppenstärke: ca. 150 (Täter)
- Verluste: 0
US 5. Armee
- Befehlshaber: -
- Truppenstärke: 113 (Opfer)
- Verluste: 84 Tote
Strategischer Kontext
Radikalisierung des Widerstands der US-Truppen.
Weiterführende Literatur
Historische Orte
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