The Devil's Adjutant
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The Devil's Adjutant

Jochen Peiper, Panzer Leader

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The Devil's Adjutant

Jochen Peiper, Panzer Leader

About this book

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

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Information

Publisher
Pen & Sword Military
Year
2022
Print ISBN
9781848840102
eBook ISBN
9781848849624
Subtopic
Military Biographies

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.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Author’s Note
  6. List of Maps
  7. List of Plates
  8. Acknowledgments
  9. Introduction
  10. Guide to Abbreviations
  11. I The Man and His Regiment
  12. II The Plan
  13. III The Machines and The Means
  14. IV The Organisation
  15. V The Opposition
  16. VI The Scene on the German Side
  17. VII The Scene on the American Side
  18. VIII Saturday 16th December 1944 - Break-In
  19. IX Sunday morning 17th December - Breakthrough
  20. X Sunday afternoon - Prelude to Tragedy
  21. XI Sunday afternoon - The ‘MalmĂ©dy Massacre’
  22. XII Sunday afternoon - The Continuing Scene
  23. XIII Sunday evening - Hesitation
  24. XIV Monday 18th December - Southern Route
  25. XV Monday morning - The Defence Builds
  26. XVI Monday morning - The Thrust for the Meuse
  27. XVII Monday pm - Casting the Net
  28. XVIII Monday pm to dawn on Tuesday 19th December - Recoil
  29. XIX Tuesday - Stoumont - The Last Strike
  30. XX Tuesday - West of the AmblĂšve
  31. XXI Tuesday - Malmédy and La Gleize
  32. XXII Tuesday - Stavelot
  33. XXIII Wednesday 20th December - Stoumont
  34. XXIV Wednesday - Cheneux
  35. XXV Wednesday - Trois Ponts
  36. XXVI Wednesday - La Gleize
  37. XXVII Wednesday - Stavelot
  38. XXVIII Wednesday - Malmédy
  39. XXIX Thursday 21st December - All Fronts
  40. XXX Thursday to, Friday 22nd December - Stoumont
  41. XXXI Thursday - Cheneux
  42. XXXII Thursday - Trois Ponts
  43. XXXIII Thursday - La Gleize
  44. XXXIV Thursday to Monday 25th December - Malmédy
  45. XXXV Thursday to Monday 25th December - Stavelot
  46. XXXVI Friday 22nd to Sunday 24th December - La Gleize
  47. XXXVII The Long March
  48. XXXVIII GötterdÀmmerung
  49. XXXIX The Trial and Prison
  50. XL After Prison
  51. XLI Murder
  52. Epilogue
  53. Appendix 1 The German Kampfgruppes and supporting troops
  54. Appendix 2 A Volks-Grenadier Division
  55. Appendix 3 The 30th US Infantry Division
  56. Appendix 4 30th US Infantry Division attached units - the 743rd Tank, 823rd Tank Destroyer and 541st AAA Battalions.
  57. Appendix 5 Those present in the ‘Massacre Field’ at Baugnez, 17th December 1944.
  58. Appendix 6 Other Americans present at Baugnez, 17th December 1944.
  59. Bibliography
  60. Maps
  61. Plate section