Kampfgruppe Peiper, The Road to a Massacre 

Thanks DM, that was a very informative presentation.

I have difficulty understanding how Peiper could be considered a war criminal. He was a good and intelligent officer, followed orders as all good soldiers must do. His unit was also the “Tip of the Spear”, which defines the attitude and focus of the battle group. There were in no position to take prisoners and tie up their own troops guarding prisoners or escorting them to the rear. Allied soldiers did the same starting upon the landings in Normandy, although rarely published. Murders of unarmed German troops by American soldiers occurred in Dachau by the Thunderbird division with no penalties handed out. Thanks for posting the video, very informative.

Good stuff TY

Hermann Priess: After the war, Priess was convicted of war crimes for his involvement in the Malmedy massacre and was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment. He was released from the Landsberg Prison in 1954 and died in 1985.

Thanks, DM Through as ever

Very little has changed over the last 79 years to that part of Belgium.

Good video - are you aware of the Chenogne massacre carried out by the US 11th Armoured Division, 1st January 1945. Here, 80 German POWs were massacred by order.

Sad you point out the wrong massacre field - and what are your sources? Beautiful scenery though!

The German soldier at 1:56 who then turns toward the camera is in most of WWII type documentaries. Has he ever been identified?

Kein Verbrecher. Ein Held!

Excellent, but the background music makes it hard to hear the narration.

As Felton said " like German soldiers elsewhere in theworld, war crimes were never far away".

u know the original malmedy trial film? and u say there where no reasons for the shooting, and forget about half of the story in general? sorry but thats bullshit if u saw the whole trial & know the backrounds