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1945-01-15

LIFE Photo Collection

LIFE Photo Collection
New York City, United States

Bodies (marked for identification) of American POW soldiers of Battery B, 285th Field Artillery Observation Battlion murdered in cold blood on Dec. 17, 1944 by a regiment of the Nazi 1st SS Panzer Div. under command of Lt. Col. Jochen Peiper outside the town of Malmedy during the opening days of the Battle of the Bulge.

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  • Date: 1945-01-15
  • Location: Malmedy, Belgium
  • Physical Dimensions: B/W PRINT
  • Subject Keywords: German, Jochen Misc. Peiper, Wars, Dead, Wwii, American, Belgium, Military, Casualties, Atrocities, 1940s
  • Publisher: TimeLife
  • Usage: For personal non-commercial use only
  • Provider: LIFE
  • Original ID: TimeLife_image_1215590
  • Credits: LIFE
LIFE Photo Collection

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