German Army – Joachim Peiper’s Route to Meuse River (December ’44)

German Army – Joachim Peiper’s Route to Meuse River (December ’44)
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Joachim Peiper was a German officer and convicted war criminal who was responsible for the 1944 Malmedy massacre of American prisoners of war. During the autumn, German forces had to counter the attempts of the Western Allies to cross the Westwall, while Hitler was looking for an opportunity to seize the initiative on the Western Front. The result was Operation Wacht am Rhein (Battle of the Bulge). In a desperate attempt to defeat the Allies on the Western Front, the German armies were to break through the U.S. lines in the Ardennes, cross the River Meuse and take Antwerp, cutting the Allied forces in two. The main role in the breakthrough was devoted to the 6th Panzer Army under the command of Sepp Dietrich. It was to pierce the American lines between Aachen and the Schnee Eifel and seize bridges on the Meuse on both sides of Liège.. The division was split into four combined-arms battle groups with Peiper commanding the most substantial, which included all armoured sections of the division. Peiper also received the 501st Heavy Panzer Battalion with the new 70 ton Tiger II (King Tigers). His battle group was to take bridges on the Meuse between Liège and Huy. To address the lack of fuel, Peiper was provided with a map showing American fuel depots, to allow him to seize fuel there if needed

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