The Malmedy Massacre


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The Malmedy Massacre

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The Malmedy Massacre occured on December 17th,1944. Over seventy American G.I.'s were fiendishly murderer by Jocham Peiper's S.S. Troops. This exerpt is from Ryan Little's film "Saints and Soldiers".

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Malmedy, Massacre., WWII, Ryan, Little,

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