Jochen Peiper

[jdx15]

JochenPeiper was the youngest regimental colonel in the 1st SS Panzer Division, Leibstandarte-SS Adolf Hitler. I am fascinated by the historical aspect of the some of the greatest battles ever fought. It must have been horrific and the sheer courage of these soldiers would make a great movie, but because these men were Germans... this is just a pipe dream.
Peiper was a combat leader and took part in a number of major Panzer battles of the war. I would like to read the true stories and see some pictures from the two battles for Kharkov and the Kursk offensive of 1943 on the Eastern Front of Russia.
Can you just imagine what that must have been like?
Some stories never had a happy ending...
Jochen Peiper commanded the Kampfgruppe Peiper of the LSSAH (assigned to the 6th SS Panzer Armee under Sepp Dietrich) during Operation Wacht am Rhein (Battle of the Bulge). Kampfgruppe Peiper advanced to the town of La Gleize, Belgium, before running out of fuel and coming under heavy fire from American artillery and tanks. Peiper was forced to abandon over a hundred vehicles in the town, including six Tiger II tanks, and made his way back to German lines with 800 men on foot.

Does anyone have any DVD film on JochenPeiper?

Thank You

[Michael Miller]

Welcome to the forum.

Because there are already innumerable threads devoted to and/or mentioning Peiper (I entered "Peiper" in the search engine- 517 results forum-wide), this thread is locked. Feel free to add your post(s) to any of the aforementioned Peiper-oriented threads.

Best wishes,
~ Mike Miller