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Joachim Peiper

SS officer and convicted Nazi war criminal (1915–1976)

Key facts

Born: ( 1915-01-30 ) 30 January 1915, Wilmersdorf , German Empire
Died: 14 July 1976 (1976-07-14) (aged 61), Traves, Haute-Saône , France
Cause of death: Assassination
Resting place: Schondorf , Bavaria, Germany
Known for: Malmedy massacre , Boves massacre
Political party: Nazi Party
Conviction: War crimes
Trial: Malmedy massacre trial
Criminal penalty: Death ; commuted to life imprisonment ; further commuted to 35 years imprisonment
Allegiance: Nazi Germany
Branch: Schutzstaffel , ( SS-Verfügungstruppe )
Service years: 1934–1945
Rank: SS- Standartenführer
Unit: Personal Staff Reichsführer-SS (as adjutant to Heinrich Himmler), SS Division Leibstandarte
Conflicts: World War II Operation Achse Boves massacre Battle of the Bulge Malmedy massacre
Awards: Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
Other work: Car salesman for Porsche ; manager for Volkswagen

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Instance of: human
Given name: Joachim
Gender: male
Citizenship: Germany
Place of birth: Berlin
Place of death: Traves
Occupation: military personnel
Political party: Nazi Party
Languages spoken: German
Conflict: World War II
Military branch: Waffen-SS
Military rank: Standartenführer
Image: Bundesarchiv Bild 183-R65485, Joachim Peiper.jpg
Convicted of: crime against humanity

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Commons category: Joachim Peiper
date of birth: 1915-01-30
date of death: 1976-07-13
member of: HIAG
manner of death: homicide
place of burial: Schondorf am Ammersee
allegiance: Nazi Germany
name in native language: Joachim Peiper
start of work period: 1933-00-00
end of work period: 1945-00-00

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Encyclopedic overview

Joachim Peiper (30 January 1915 – 14 July 1976) was a German Schutzstaffel (SS) commander and a Nazi war criminal convicted for the Malmedy massacre of US Army prisoners of war. During the Second World War in Europe, Peiper served as personal adjutant to Heinrich Himmler, leader of the SS, and as a tank commander in the Waffen-SS.

As adjutant to Himmler, Peiper witnessed the SS implement the Holocaust with the genocide of Jews in Eastern Europe, facts that he obfuscated and denied in the post–War period. As a tank commander, Peiper served in the 1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler in the Eastern Front and in the Western Front, first as a battalion commander and then as a regimental commander. Peiper fought in the Third Battle of Kharkov and in the Battle of the Bulge, from which battles his eponymous battle group — Kampfgruppe Peiper — became notorious for committing war crimes against civilians and PoWs.

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