The Malmedy Massacre and the Wereth Eleven

Jimbuna · 05-13-14, 05:57 AM

Peiper was indeed found guilty and sentenced to death but that was later commuted to 'time served' as a result of his claims that evidence against him was obtained via means of torture.

He was eventually released from prison after having served 11 1/2 years...a lot luckier than some other war criminals.

His past eventually caught up with him during the night from 13 July to 14 July 1976 when his home was attacked. Peiper was shot several times and his house was set on fire. In the ruin, Peiper's charred corpse was found with a .22 caliber rifle and a pistol, and with a bullet wound in the chest. The perpetrators were never identified, but were suspected to be either Communists or former members of the French Resistance. Peiper had just started writing a book about Malmedy and what followed.

05-13-14, 05:57 AM	#3
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,876 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Peiper was indeed found guilty and sentenced to death but that was later commuted to 'time served' as a result of his claims that evidence against him was obtained via means of torture. He was eventually released from prison after having served 11 1/2 years...a lot luckier than some other war criminals. His past eventually caught up with him during the night from 13 July to 14 July 1976 when his home was attacked. Peiper was shot several times and his house was set on fire. In the ruin, Peiper's charred corpse was found with a .22 caliber rifle and a pistol, and with a bullet wound in the chest. The perpetrators were never identified, but were suspected to be either Communists or former members of the French Resistance. Peiper had just started writing a book about Malmedy and what followed. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!