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The Devil's Adjutant: Jochen Peiper, Panzer Leader
The Devil's Adjutant: Jochen Peiper, Panzer Leader
The Devil's Adjutant: Jochen Peiper, Panzer Leader
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The dramatic story of Nazi field commander Jochen Peiper’s military career, war crimes trial, and 1976 murder.
 
Jochen Peiper would likely never have been heard of outside Germany if not for the infamous massacre of US Army POWs near Malmedy, Belgium, during World War II, with which his name has been forever associated.
 
Shunned and despised in the years following Germany’s surrender, Peiper is nevertheless praised by many for his military acumen. This meticulously researched book explores Peiper’s youth, his career with the SS, the now famous trial of the officers and soldiers of the Leibstandarte, who were accused of war crimes, and Peiper’s murder in France over thirty years later.
 
“One of WWII’s most interesting combat leaders . . . a fascinating story.” —Armor
 
Includes maps and illustrations
LanguageEnglish
Release dateOct 19, 2009
ISBN9781848849631
The Devil's Adjutant: Jochen Peiper, Panzer Leader
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Michael Reynolds

Major General Michael Reynolds CB joined the British Army in 1948, and was commissioned into the Queens Royal Regiment in 1950. In the course of a long and distinguished career, he served in Korea, where he was severely wounded, Northern Ireland and West Germany. On promotion to Major General he assumed command of NATO's Allied Command Europe Mobile Force (Land). In retirement, he became guest speaker on British Army and NATO battlefield tours in the Ardennes, publishing a number of detailed histories on World War 2 operations in Europe. He died in 2015.

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