12-18-2009, 03:51 AM
I have read several books about The Battle of the Bulge and I remember reading one account about a US Army CO who had taken part in it. Can't remember his unit and won't mention any names lest I get it wrong, but what stuck out in my mind was reading how this officer bought into Pieper's version of the Malmedy massacre being "an unfortunate accident" and actually befriended him (Pieper) after the war. Astonishing to me...How did those SS soldiers "accidently" machine gun eighty-some GI's who were bound hand and foot? It's no surprise why this massacre led to a "No SS Prisoners taken" sentiment by many Allied troops once the word got around about Malmedy.