Subdeacon Joe Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 https://npsgnmp.wordpress.com/2015/12/17/the-malmedy-massacre-and-gettysburg-71-years-ago-today/ The Soldiers National Cemetery in Gettysburg contains the remains of those who fought and died on battlefields spanning the globe. The death that came to these soldiers was not always heroic. Often, it was far from home, in a cold and remote farmer’s field near a crossroads in Belgium, one which countless Americans would never hear nor know of, one which would forever live on in the hearts and minds of those who survived the war. Soldiers die in many ways, and for many reasons. Sometimes, their deaths are a part of a grand charge on a hot July afternoon. Sometimes, they are cut down by enemy fire when trying to surrender on a frigid December day. No matter the place, no matter the day, from Gettysburg to Malmedy, from Pearl Harbor to the Meuse-Argonne, those sacrifices must not be forgotten. When Lincoln spoke of “these honored dead” in his Gettysburg Address, he was speaking not just of those who had died in Gettysburg, but of all those who had sacrificed or would sacrifice to save those same freedoms of which he spoke that November day in 1863. It is up to us today to heed President Lincoln’s words, taking “increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion,” lines true for those who fell at Gettysburg, and for those who died in the Malmedy Massacre, 71 years ago today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry T Harrison Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 And Pieper had his death sentence commuted and he spent only a very few years in prison. May he rot in hell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish Pat Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 The French got him killed him and burned him and his house up. I can't believe he would move to France in the first place Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg Hair, SASS #29557 Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 My stomach turns every time I hear one of these SS or regular Wermach soldiers claiming they were just following orders. There are very, very few documented cases of German soldiers executed for failing to follow an order to kill indiscriminately, particularly civilians. They were a sick perverted bunch but, sadly, a lot of them got away with it! Sorry for the rant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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