| Y/M/D | Description | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 1944/12/17 | Joachim Peiper of the Waffen-SS orders his men to machine gun 84 American prisoners of war at the Baugnez crossroads. Those still alive were killed by close-range shots to the head. | Malmedy Massacre Site, Malmedy, BE |
| 1944/12/22 | PFC Kurt Vonnegut, intelligence scout with the 423rd Infantry Regiment of the 106th Infantry Division, is capture by the German Army and is taken by boxcar to a prison camp south of Dresden, in Saxony. | |
| 1945/01/16 | War correspondent Helena H Smith arrives in Malmedy to interview Lt Colonel David E Pergrin and the men of the US Army 291st Engineer Battalion. | Malmedy Massacre Site, Malmedy, BE |
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|---|---|
| Motif: | War |
| Historic Event: | World War II |
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