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stopbush

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8. The article mentions the Chenogne massacre only in passing.

Tue Dec 17, 2019, 11:16 AM

Dec 2019

The Chenogne massacre was a war crime committed by members of the 11th Armored Division, an American combat unit, near Chenogne, Belgium, on January 1, 1945 (shortly after the Malmedy massacre), during the Battle of the Bulge.
According to eyewitness accounts, an estimated 80 German prisoners of war were massacred by their American captors: the prisoners were assembled in a field and shot with machine guns. It was one of several war crimes which were, or are alleged to have been, committed during the Battle of the Bulge by members of both Allied and Axis forces.
The events were covered up at the time and none of the perpetrators were ever punished.

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+1 dalton99a Dec 2019 #7

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The article mentions the Chenogne massacre only in passing. stopbush Dec 2019 #8

K/R appalachiablue Dec 2019 #9

My friend's book on the subject: jcboon Dec 2019 #10

Were any articles with explanations posted here today? I read appalachiablue Dec 2019 #11