The Devil's Adjutant

Jochen Peiper, Panzer Leader

Michael Reynolds

• Publisher: Pen & Sword Military
• Year: 2009
• ISBN:
  9781848849624
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: Military Biographies
• Index: History

The dramatic story of Nazi field commander Jochen Peiper's military career, war crimes trial, and 1976 murder. Jochen Peiper would likely never have been heard of outside Germany if not for the infamous massacre of US Army POWs near Malmedy, Belgium, during World War II, with which his name has been forever associated. Shunned and despised in the years following Germany's surrender, Peiper is nevertheless praised by many for his military acumen. This meticulously researched book explores Peiper's youth, his career with the SS, the now famous trial of the officers and soldiers of the Leibstandarte, who were accused of war crimes, and Peiper's murder in France over thirty years later. "One of WWII's most interesting combat leaders... a fascinating story." — Armor Includes maps and illustrations

APPENDIX 1

The German Kampfgruppes and supporting troops

APPENDIX 2

A Volks-Grenadier Division

APPENDIX 3

The 30th US Infantry Division

APPENDIX 4

30th US Infantry Division attached units - the 743rd Tank, 823rd Tank Destroyer and 541st AAA Battalions

APPENDIX 5

Those present in the ‘Massacre Field’ at Baugnez, 17th December 1944

The following list shows those Americans who were assembled in the field just south of the Café Bodarwé at Baugnez on 17th December 1944.

Note (a)

On arrival at the 44th Evacuation Hospital in Malmédy six of the bodies, including this one, were without numbered tags. However, from sketch maps made by the US recovery teams in January 1945 and still held in the US Archives, it is clear that five of the bodies were recovered from within the field where the prisoners were assembled and one from a few metres to its north.

Note (b)

Recovered from the immediate vicinity of the Baugnez crossroads but exact position not recorded.

APPENDIX 6

Other Americans present at Baugnez, 17th December 1944

Apart from the 113 Americans in the field at Baugnez, there were others who were involved in this clash with Peiper’s Kampfgruppe and who are part of the total picture. The following list shows their names, units and what happened to them.