The Work Places 🇩🇪

Spring, 1938. After being assigned Second Adjutant to Reichsführer SS, Peiper moved into the ornate five-storey baroque building at Prinz-Albrechtstraße 8 in Berlin. Since 1934 this former-hotel served as the headquarters of Himmler while its lower levels and cellars belonged to the Secret State Police (Gestapo). The work place of Peiper was in an anteroom on the top floor, separated from the office of Himmler by a heavy, soundproof oak door.

The buildings, including the first building of the Ethnological Museum of Berlin (at the southern corner with Stresemannstraße), were destroyed by Allied bombing in early 1945 and demolished after the war.

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Photo taken in 1933 from the SW direction of the main building of former Prinz Albrecht-Hotel. The shape of window frames on the ground floor of the “central hallway building” was clearly seen. Copyright © Bundesarchiv.

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The interior of Prinz-Albrecht-Straße 8 building in 1934. Copyright © Bundesarchiv.

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Photo taken from the same direction of the previous one in 1934.
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Photo taken from the SW direction to the main building in post-war time.

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Another photo shows back entry of the main building from 102 Wilhelmtstraße gardens. the degree of damage of building was shocking.

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Details of the entrance door on Prinz-Albrecht-Straße 8 ( Now Niederkirchnerstraße )

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Photo taken from intersection Prinz-Albrechtstraße / Wilhelmstraße. Then and now.
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Photo taken from intersection Prinz-Albrechtstraße / Wilhelmstraße. Then and now.

 

 

The Classmates

The list of the 2nd SS-Junkerschulen Candidates, who were promoted to SS-Untersturmführer on 20th of April 1936, on the SS-Junkerschule Braunschweig.

Joachim Peiper, SS-Nr 132496, ranked as the 17th Candidate on the list, was not a NSDAP member at that time.

Many famous Waffen SS commanders like Otto Baum (5th), Karl Ullrich (12th), Otto Weidinger (14th), Herbert Kuhlmann (30th), and Johannes “Hannes” Mühlenkamp (48th) were amongst this echelon.

The list of the 2nd SS-Junkerschulen Candidates

 

The advance continued. 7th of December 1943, Ukraine.

It was the night before the dawn of 7th of December 1943. Rudolf Lehmann stood with Sturmbannführer Peiper in a hut on the eastern edge of the village of Torchyn, observing the attack terrain. A clever driver had set up a Wehrmacht radio receiver in the hut. Out of it, the voice of Herbert Ernst Groh provided an accompaniment to the heavy Soviet artillery and mortar.

 

Friends, life is worth living! intoned Peiper. [1]

 

By dawn, the advance continued. The Soviet 322nd Rifle Division reported the enemy continued his advance along the main highway on the village of Zanky (Заньки) and by the morning took possession of Zanky and Teklyanivka (Теклянівка). [2] Under pressure, the 1085th Regiment of 322nd Rifle Division retreated from the village of Teklyanivka (Теклянівка) [3] to Hryshkivka (Гришківка), while the 1087th Regiment was smashed with great losses by fifty tanks from the west in the village of Potiivka (Потіївка). The attackers, moving along the highway T0607 nowadays, reached the village of Oblitky (Облітки) while the remains of the 1087th Regiment trying to regroup at the village of Men’kivka (Меньківка). By 1100 hours, the third regiment of the 322nd Rifle Division, 1089th, was located at the town of Chaikivka (Чайківка), and the divisional command post was at the mill one kilometer east of Hryshkivka. [4]

 

The town of Chaikivka, which is claimed to be reached by the reconnaissance units of the Kampfgruppe Peiper at 1900 hours on 6th of December [5], was already under attack of the II./SS-Panzergrenadier Regiment 2 (under Sturmbannführer Sandig), which had moved up in the night, by 1015 hours, but the first assault came under heavy defensive fire from the hills north of Torchyn. And the second assault reinforced by the Kampfgruppe Peiper, which was only able to resume its action after receiving resupplies at 1230 hours, also got stymied in the heavy anti-tank fire from the hills south of Chaikivka. [6][7]

 

The defender of the town – 1089th Regiment – claimed an enemy force up to fifteen tanks along with an infantry battalion repeatedly trying the attack the town of Chaikivka from the south but the regiment managed to hold its ground and knock out two enemy tanks. [8]

 

At 1400 hours, the 4th Battery of the 1336th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment surprisedly found enemy tanks and troopers burst into the village of Khodory (Ходори) and cut the road of Krasnobirka-Mircha. The Battery, ordered to retreat to the village of Vyshevychi (Вишевичі) on the left bank of Teterev along with the rest of three Batteries, had four guns and two Studebaker trucks. Due to the heavy load of trucks, one gun was left on the spot one kilometer away from the village of Khodory on the road to Mircha (Мірча), waiting to be picked up on the second ride, the enemy tanks, approaching, noticed the gun and opened fire on it. The gun fired thirty armor-piercing shells on the tanks, but an enemy tank ran on the gun and crushed it. Taking the advantage of darkness, the gun crews removed the still usable parts from the gun and delivered them to the trucks hiding in the forest west of village of Mircha. Eventually, the 1336th Regiment reported arriving Vyshevychi at 0600 hours on 8th of December. [9]

 

Also at 1400 hours, the II./2 was ordered to surround and attack the town of Chaikivka while the Kampfgruppe Peiper moved around the town and launched an attack to the northeast. At 1900 hours, the II./2 broke into the town. [10]

 

Later, since the enemy had bypassed the right flank of the Division, seizing the villages of Osychky (Осички) and Rusanivka (Русанівка) on its rear, and the connections with its left neighbor, 336th Rifle Division, had already lost since the morning, the main forces of the 322nd Rifle Division was ordered to further retreat to Mala Racha and Hlukhiv Pershyi. The 1087th Regiment also made a further retreat through Vorsivka to Fedorivka.

 

By the morning of 8th of December 1943, all units of 332nd Rifle Division claimed occupied new positions, [11] while the Kampfgruppe Peiper was already engaging strong Pak front located at Hill 179.5, four kilometers southeastern of Zabolot’ by 2115 hours of last night. [12] Considering he was outflanked from the northwestern section of Mala Racha and from the hills to the north, Peiper decided to set up an all-around defense for the night. At 2130 hours, the leading elements of Sturmbannführer Sandig caught up him while the fighting of Chaikivka had been officially drawn to an end… [13]

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=修=1087 get crushed. 7.12.1943.

Lehmann and Peiper’s observation post (blue circle). By the morning of 7th of December 1943, the Soviet 1087th Rifle Regiment was scattered and retreated to Men’kivka (at the top of the map). But the initial attack against Chaikivka was in vain (red circle).

=修=KG Peiper detoured. 7.12.1943.

By the evening of 7th of December 1943, the town of Chaikivka (red circle) was detoured and eventually taken. Kampfgruppe Peiper deeply penetrated to the rear area of the 322nd Rifle Division and approached Zabolot’. The Soviet 1336th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment, meanwhile, was encountered by unexpected enemy tanks at the further north area (red gun).

 

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[1] Rudolf Lehmann (1990), The Leibstandarte III, page 351.

[2] TsAMO, Fund 1635, Inv 1, Case 55, Sheet 671. The final combat report of 332nd Rifle Division from 6 to 11 December 1943.

[3] TsAMO, Fund 1635, Inv 1, Case 55, Sheet 670. The final combat report of 332nd Rifle Division from 6 to 11 December 1943

[4] TsAMO, Fund 1635, Inv 1, Case 55, Sheet 671. The final combat report of 332nd Rifle Division from 6 to 11 December 1943

[5] NARA T 314, Roll 1173, Frame 88. Morgenmeldung an Pz. A.O.K. 4. announced at 05:30 on 7th of December 1943.

[6] Rudolf Lehmann (1990), The Leibstandarte III, page 352.

[7] NARA T-314, Roll-1173, Frame 113. Tagesmeldung an Pz.A.O.K. 4. announced at 19:00 on 7th of December 1943.

[8] TsAMO, Fund 1635, Inv 1, Case 55, Sheet 671. The final combat report of 332nd Rifle Division from 6 to 11 December 1943

[9] TsAMO, Fund 14629, Inv 0214959c, Case 0004, Sheet 156-157. The hostilities report issued on 10th of December 1943.

[10] Rudolf Lehmann (1990), The Leibstandarte III, page 352.

[11] TsAMO, Fund 1635, Inv 1, Case 55, Sheet 671. The final combat report of 332nd Rifle Division from 6 to 11 December 1943

[12] NARA T-314, Roll-1173, Frame 118. Morgenmeldungen der Divisionen recorded at 03:45 on 8th of December 1943.

[13] Rudolf Lehmann (1990), The Leibstandarte III, page 352

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Addendum to the fight in 6th of December 1943. Ukraine.

Based on the report of Major Melnikov and Captain Goryachev of the 23rd Anti-aircraft Artillery Division. [1]

 

At 07:00, 6th of December 1943, the Soviet 1336th Anti-aircraft Artillery Regiment deployed four Batteries around Hill 192.9. The 1st, 2nd, 3rd on the southwest and the 4th on the west.

 

At 10:00, the enemy went on offensive with the support of about 80 tanks of various types, breaking through the defense lines in town of Bezhiv (Бежів), villages of Головине and Сліпчиці and began to push Soviet troops in two directions.

 

а/ Bezhiv (Бежів) – Korchivka (Корчівка) –  Горбулив (Горбулів).

b/ Slipchytsi (Сліпчиці) – Tortschin (Торчин) –  Pylypovychi (Пилиповичі) to the northeast.

 

At 13:00 the enemy tanks, identified as Kampfgruppe Peiper, firing at retreating Soviet infantry, were approaching to the position of the 3rd Battery. The 3rd Battery opened fire on tanks and set one tank on fire. The rest of tanks fired back and shattered one 37mm anti-aircraft gun along with two trucks, one Studebaker and one ZIS-5. Three gun crews were killed and one was wounded.

 

At 13:45, in view of the impending annihilation, the 3rd Battery was ordered to retreat to a reserve position. About 30 minutes later, the 4th Battery was also given the order to retreat due to the approaching enemy tanks and submachine gunners.

 

At this time, both of infantry and artillery of the 148th Rifle Division began to retreat disorderly, exposing the right flank of the 322nd Rifle Division. The commander of the 322nd Division ordered his detachment to shoot at the retreating groups, but the disorderly retreat of the 148th Division could not be stopped!

 

Soon the exit path to Tortschin (Торчин) for the 1st and 2nd Batteries was cut, and both Batteries thereafter was ordered to take positions on the left bank of the river (Bystriivka River) in the village of Pylypovychi (Пилиповичі) and cover the crossing, which was packed with retreating troops of the 322nd Division. While the 3rd and 4th Batteries were ordered to occupy the positions in farms southeast of the village of Tortschin (Торчин).

 

At 17:00, the 1336th Regiment received new order of taking positions in the district of the village of Kotivka (Котівка), where the regiment arrived at 02:00 in 7th of December 1943. In the fight of 6th December 1943, the regiment claimed shot down three Me-109 fighters and burned one enemy tank.

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1336th AA regiment 06.12.1943.

The village where the 1336th ordered to took its cover position (green circle) and the new assembly point (red circle).

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[1] TsAMO, Fund 14629, Inv 0214959c, Case 0004, Sht 155-156.

In July 1938, Quedlinburg. 🇩🇪

Down the half-timbered buildings of old Quedlinburg to the burial site of King Heinrich the 1st, Henry the Fowler, the annual summer ceremony took place for its third time in July 1938.

Peiper served his first assignment here to meet Heinrich Himmler after he was assigned to the staff of the SS-Reichsführer, as shown in his “Dienstlaufbahn” (Service career) in his BDC personnel file.

A series of pictures show Himmler, Heydrich, Rudolf Jordan and August Heißmeyer on scene.

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Unleash hell, the main fight on 6 December 1943.

At 0400 hours on 6 December 1943, the Kampfgruppe Peiper broke through the front of the 30th Rifle Corps into the area of Styrty (Стирти) and Bezhiv (Бежів), northeastern of Tschernjachoff (Черняхів). [1]

The spearhead of the Kampfgruppe took Styrty (Стирти) at 10:00 and Korchivka (Корчівка) at 1100 hours. When Kaitanawka (Кайтанівка) had also changed hands at 1445 (1700 by Soviet sources) hours the German air reconnaissance claimed friendly troops were found in the southern part of Tortschin (Торчин)[2]

By 15:00, a German force up to 60 armored vehicles broke into the area 3km north of Slipchytsi (Сліпчиці), continuing on the path between Tortschin (Торчин) and the Kam’yanyi Brid (Кам’яний Брід) in front of the High 192.9 and Kashperivka (Кашперівка), cutting off the units of the 332nd Rifle Division from the rear. The fight at the High 192.9 lasted for 2 hours, in which 3 Germans tanks claimed to be destroyed but the 1/1085th Rifle Regiment was removed along with a Battery with 4 guns. [3]

The Panzergrenadiers then penetrated from northwest into the town of Tschernjachoff (Черняхів) where they made contact with the 208. Infanterie-Division from the south. The 141st, as well as parts of the 202nd and 121st Rifle Division, were allegedly wiped out in Tschernjachoff afterward. [4]

When the village of Horbuliv (Горбулів) was also lost at 1900 hours, the 322nd Rifle Division started to disengage with enemy and assemble in Tortschin (Торчин). Among its subordinates, the 1087th Regiment hereafter retreated to Моделів, the 1089th Regiment to Чайківка , and the 1085th Regiment to Теклянівка in order to set up new defense line by 0200 hours, 7th of December 1943. [5]

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[1] TsAMO, Fund 1635, Inv 1, Case 55, Sh 670

[2] NARA, T314, R1173, FRM78.

[3] TsAMO, Fund 1635, Inv 1, Case 55, Sh 670

[4] NARA, T314, R1173, FRM78.

[5] TsAMO, Fund 1635, Inv 1, Case 55, Sh 670

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At 04:00, 6 December 1943, the Kampfgruppe Peiper broke through the front of the 30th Rifle Corps into the area of Styrty (Стирти) and Bezhiv (Бежів), northeastern of Tschernjachoff (Черняхів).

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The Kampfgruppe took Styrty (Стирти) at 10:00 and Korchivka (Корчівка) at 11:00. It didn’t make a further thrust eastward to Tchaikovka (Чайківка) until the noon of 7 December but turned to south. 
According to TsAMO, there was a unknown number of Soviet artillery deployed at Kam’yanyi Brid that could be part of reasons for this change of direction.

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When Kaitanawka (Кайтанівка) was seized at 14:45 and the German air reconnaissance claimed friendly troops were found in the southern part of Tortschin (Торчин). But according to Soviet source, Kaitanawka was lost at 17:00.

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The Leibstandarte, penetrating southward and eradicating enemy artillery deployment on its way, forced the 322nd Rifle Division to disengage with the enemy and assemble in Tortschin (Торчин) after the village of Horbuliv (Горбулів) was lost at 1900 hours.
The 208. Infanterie-Division, in the meantime, was attacking Chernyakhi from the south.
It was a possibility that the Leibstandarte did not have enough troops to block to retreat route of the enemy and as routine the troops had to forge hedgehog defense when the night falls.

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6 December 1943, Ukraine.

Before Kampfgruppe Peiper took Andrejew (Андреевка) at 06:45 and thereafter Styrty (Стырты) at 10:00 in 6 December 1943 [1][2], the Soviet 121st Rifle Division was conducting reconnaissances in the areas of Klitysche (Клітище) and Vil’s’k (Вільськ).

 

At the front of the 121st, a convoy of up to 100 enemy infantry and 10 tanks, probably belonged to the 7. Panzer Division, was found at Kam’yanka (Кам’янка). At the rear of the division, strangely, no particular event been reported except 6 bombs dropped by four FW-190 fighters in Styrty, according to document № 424. [3]

 

Earlier before that, the Soviet 148th Rifle Division was still busy exchanging fire with the 134. Infanterie Division, supported by 12-15 tanks and 5-8 assault guns from the 8. Panzer Division, on the line of Дівочки town – Осники village – Слобідка village, according to document № 351. [4]

 

A thing of note is that the reports of the 148th during 6-13 December 1943 are obviously gone missing since documents № 352 and № 353 present only operations in 14 December and 15 December individually, et cetera.

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Notes:

[1] NARA T314 R1173 / 78. Tagesmeldung an Pz. A.O.K. 4. announced at 19:00, 6 December 1943.

[2] Recommendation for award of the Oak Leaves of Knigh’s Cross of Iron Cross to Peiper dated 27 December 1943. Theodor Wisch. See Agte (1999). Jochen Peiper, p. 257.

[3] TsAMO, Fund 1331, Inv 1, Case 8, Sheet 295. Operational Summary of Division Headquarters issued at 03:00, 6 December 1943.

[4] TsAMO, Fund 1376, Inv 1, Case 22, Sheet 576. Operational Summary of Division Headquarters issued at 13:00, 5 December 1943.

15.00 5.12.1943 - 148 rifle division

The main battle line of the 148th Rifle Division at 15:00, 5 December 1943.

3.00 6.12.1943. - 121 rifle division

The main operational area of the 121st Rifle Division at 03:00, 6 December 1943.

 

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German Victory Parade in Warsaw 1939 (Hugo Jaeger Collection)

5th October, 1939, one day ahead of the surrender of the last Polish army group surrounded in the eastern Poland, the German Victory Parade took place at Ujazdowski Avenue, Warsaw, where the 8. Armee received an inspection. It was said Hitler was shock by the broken cityscape – as a result of the bombardments 10% of the city’s buildings were entirely destroyed and further 40% were heavily damaged. Jochen Peiper, who served as the first Adjutant of the Reichsführer then, should be nearby behind the scenes.
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The “Turkey Shooting” (?) December 10, 1943.

THE “TURKEY SHOOTING” (?) DECEMBER 10, 1943.

 

Cold, frost. Ground fog, 300 m view. Roads frozen, easy to drive.

 

At 04:30, the gep.Gruppe and SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt. 2 set out from Mezhyrichka (Межирічка), intend to capture Velyka Racha (Велика Рача). However, the Soviets launch three waves of attacks from south, southwest and west from battalion to regiment strength against the town of Mezhyrichka during the morning. The attacks are all repelled. Since 15:00 the Soviets attack again from Velyka Racha in regiment strength to Mezhyrichka, supported by strong artillery fires from the eastern shore of Teteriv River. By interrogating prisoners taken in the southeastern area of Malin, the Soviet 13th and 14th Gd.Tk.Brig of the IVth Gd.Tk.Korps were identified. [1]

 

The day for the reinforced SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt. 1, securing the section on either side of the road from Gluchoff I (Глухів Перший) to Radomyschl with its positions east of Gluchoff I, pass without any special events except for harassing fire from Soviet artillery. In the meantime, however, the SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt. 2 and gep.Gruppe held Mezhyrichka against in total five waves of enemy attacks, launched from Height 154.2 from Velyka Racha and Krassnoborka (Краснобірка) in regiment strength, partly led by the tanks. All attacks are repelled. [2]

 

Enemy loss for 12/9/1943: [3]

 

1 Gun 7.62 cm

2 AT-guns 4.7 cm

32 AT-guns 7.62 cm

16 AT-rifles

43 Machine guns

41 Submachine guns

117 Rifles

368 Dead

30 POWs

 

THE NEXT DAY. DECEMBER 11, 1943.

 

During the night of December 10/11, the section of SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt. 1 passes overall quietly except for harassing fire. Although the Soviet artillery carries out destructive firework in all calibers against SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt. 2 positions of Mezhyrichka between 21:00 and 22:00, the grenadiers set themselves in the gutter northwest of Mezhyrichka, ready to attack Krassnoborka. [4]

 

At 12:00, after the bombardment in a coordination of the Leibstandarte and 1. Pz.Div. against Krassnoborka with all guns and smoke-mortars, the attack against Krassnoborka and Velyka Racha started.

 

At 12:50, the SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt. 2 and gep.Gruppe broke through Krassnoborka from southwest.

 

At 13:00, hard fight takes place on Height 170.2, southeast of Krassnoborka. The Height is taken eventually and 18 Paks reportedly destroyed.

 

At 14:00, after a short pause, the attack against Velyka Racha started along the creek (which is supposed to penetrate the northern part of the village).

 

At 15:15, the Germans break in north edge of Velyka Racha, of which western edge was considerably fortified by Soviet Pak. The Soviet troops abandoned Velyka Racha, leaving their Pakfront behind. [5][6]

 

At 17:30, the Ia of Leibstandarte reports the enemy is completely surprised by the direction of attack. The booty is numerous – 21 s.Pak are logged so far. [7]

 

On the other side, the Soviet 38th Army acknowledges that by complete data for December 9, and incomplete data for December 10, the army troops destroy 70 enemy soldiers and officers, 2 AT-guns, 7 vehicles, 2 bunkers, 6 shelters, 2 105 mm howitzers, 2 machine guns… etc. [8]

 

Later on, the 38th Army reports that by complete date for December 10, and incomplete data for December 11, the army troops destroy 15 enemy soldiers and officers, 4 vehicles, 3 medium tanks destroyed in the district of Yosypivka (Йосиповка), 2 machine guns, 2 shelters… etc. [9]

 

In the meantime, the Soviet 60th Army is conducting counterattacks against left wing of the XXXXVIII. Pz.K. in the area between Meleni and Malin, over 35 km north of Radomyschl. [10][11]

 

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THE STATUS OF SS-PZ.RGT. 1 DURING…

 

12/1/1943: 176 tanks in total. [12]

 

12/20/1943: 172 tanks in total. [13]

 

12/27/1943: The first 8 new tanks are issued to regiment but would’t arrive until 1/4/1944. [14]

 

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Jens Westemeier wrote:

 

“On December 10, 1943, Peiper’s style of command hit rock bottom, directly under the eyes of his patron and Leibstandarte commander Teddy Wisch. In the Radomyschl region, advancing in the general direction of the south, after crossing a ridge, Peiper’s armoured group faced a Soviet defensive position. Without taking care of the tactical situation and the strength of the defensive fire Peiper pushed his forces forward. Observing the ‘TURKEY SHOOTING’ of his own troops, the Division commander stopped the attack. Several hours later the headstrong Peiper attempted a frontal attack again. Moving forward, at once his troopers were under heavy fire. Burning and exploding armored vehicles and tanks lay crippled on the plain. Again, a furious division commander had to stop the attack and ordered Peiper back. Deeply disappointed about the qualities of his friend Peiper, he left the scene. Arriving at the divisional command post, Wisch issued an order on the correct tactical use of armed forces!”

 

See J. Westemeier (2007). Joachim Peiper: A Biography of Himmler’s SS Commander.

 

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NOTES:

[1] NARA T-314 R-1173 / 172. Tagesmeldung to Pz.A.O.K.4., announced 19:30, 12/10/1943.

[2] NARA T-314 R-1173 / 174. Ia-Tagesmeldung, issued 17:45, 12/10/1943.

[3] NARA T-314 R-1173 / 174. Ia-Tagesmeldung, issued 17:45, 12/10/1943.

[4] NARA T-314 R-1173 / 177. Morgenmeldung, recorded 04:00, 12/11/1943.

[5] NARA T-314 R-1173 / 190. Ia-Tagesmeldung, issued at 17:30, 12/11/1943.

[6] NARA T-314 R-1173 / 188. Tagesmeldung to Pz.A.O.K. 4., announced 19:00, 12/11/1943.

[7] NARA T-314 R-1173 / 190. Ia-Tagesmeldung, issued at 17:30, 12/11/1943.

[8] TsAMO, Fund 236, Inv 2673, Case 67, Sht 92. Military Report № 341. 20:30, 12/10/1943.

[9] TsAMO, Fund 236, Inv 2673, Case 67, Sht 93. Military Report № 342. 20:15, 12/11/1943.

[10] TsAMO, Fund 417, Inv 10564, Case 315, Sht 169. Military Report № 00718. 10:00, 12/10/1943.

[11] TsAMO, Fund 417, Inv 10564, Case 315, Sht 170. Military Report № 00718. 12/11/1943.

[12] NARA T-314 R-1173 / 174.

[13] NARA T-314 R-1173 / 209.

[14] BA-MA Freiburg i. Br. (Bestand RH 10). Records of the Gen.Insp.d.Pz.Tr.

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