16-312 Garand Picture of the Day

[Mark in Rochester]

1. A German Wehrmacht POW points out an SS trooper to members of the 3rd US Army as one who shot and killed American POWs at the Malmedy massacre in Belgium on 17 December 1944 during the Battle of the Bulge. Near Passau, Lower Bavaria, Germany. 7 May 1945.



aerial photo of the Baugnez, Belgium crossroads with some labels. The blue line shows the route of the U.S. convoy. The green lines show the attack route of the German’s Kampfgruppe Peiper (part of the 1st SS Panzer Division). The red rectangle is field where United States’ Prisoners of War were assembled and executed.

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