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Kampfgruppe Peiper executed 130 Belgian civilians

1945-05-09 · Stavelot · Belgium

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On December 18, the day after the massacre at Malmédy,  SS unit of Kampfgruppe Peiper, systematically executed 130 Belgian civilians in the village of Stavelot. Charged with sheltering American soldiers, 67 men, 47 women and 23 children were brutally executed.

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