El Mudo
12-17-2008, 04:56 AM
Link (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malmedy_massacre)
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While the German column led by Peiper continued on the road towards Ligneuville, the American prisoners were taken to a field, where they were joined by others captured by the SS earlier in the day. The majority of the testimonies later collected from the survivors state that approximately 120 men were gathered in the field. For reasons which still remain unclear today, the Germans suddenly opened fire on their prisoners with machine-guns.[2][3] A number of Germans later claimed that some prisoners had tried to escape, others alleged that while left alone in the meadow they had somehow recovered their previously discarded weapons and fired on the German troops who continued their progress in the direction of Ligneuville.[6][9] Of the 88 bodies recovered a month later, the majority showed wounds to the head, evidence more consistent with mass execution than with an act of self-defense or an attempt to prevent escape.
As soon as the Germans opened fire, the Americans panicked. Some tried to flee; the vast majority were gunned down where they stood. A few of the soldiers attempted shelter in a cafe located at the crossroads. Germans soldiers set fire to the building, and shot any who tried to escape from the flames.[2] Some of those in the field had dropped to the ground and feigned death when the shooting started.[2] However, SS troops walked among the groups of bodies. Any who were found to be alive were promptly shot through the head.[2][6]
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Never forget....
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4e/Massacre_de_Malmedy_23-0224a-1-.gif
While the German column led by Peiper continued on the road towards Ligneuville, the American prisoners were taken to a field, where they were joined by others captured by the SS earlier in the day. The majority of the testimonies later collected from the survivors state that approximately 120 men were gathered in the field. For reasons which still remain unclear today, the Germans suddenly opened fire on their prisoners with machine-guns.[2][3] A number of Germans later claimed that some prisoners had tried to escape, others alleged that while left alone in the meadow they had somehow recovered their previously discarded weapons and fired on the German troops who continued their progress in the direction of Ligneuville.[6][9] Of the 88 bodies recovered a month later, the majority showed wounds to the head, evidence more consistent with mass execution than with an act of self-defense or an attempt to prevent escape.
As soon as the Germans opened fire, the Americans panicked. Some tried to flee; the vast majority were gunned down where they stood. A few of the soldiers attempted shelter in a cafe located at the crossroads. Germans soldiers set fire to the building, and shot any who tried to escape from the flames.[2] Some of those in the field had dropped to the ground and feigned death when the shooting started.[2] However, SS troops walked among the groups of bodies. Any who were found to be alive were promptly shot through the head.[2][6]
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Baugnez2007.jpg/800px-Baugnez2007.jpg
Never forget....