The War Crimes Group successfully prosecuted the perpetrators of the Malmedy Massacre, in which 84 American prisoners of war were shot by their German captors; and Waffen-SS commando Otto Skorzeny, aptly described as "the most dangerous man in Europe." Operation Paperclip, however, placed some war criminalsscientists and engineers recruited by the U.S. governmentbeyond their reach. From the ruins of the Third Reich arose a Nazi underground that preyed on Americansespecially members of the Group.
The War Crimes Group successfully prosecuted the perpetrators of the Malmedy Massacre, in which 84 American prisoners of war were shot by their German captors; and Waffen-SS commando Otto Skorzeny, aptly described as "the most dangerous man in Europe." Operation Paperclip, however, placed some war criminalsscientists and engineers recruited by the U.S. governmentbeyond their reach. From the ruins of the Third Reich arose a Nazi underground that preyed on Americansespecially members of the Group.
Unsung Heroes of the Dachau Trials: The Investigative Work of the U.S. Army 7708 War Crimes Group, 1945-1947
196Unsung Heroes of the Dachau Trials: The Investigative Work of the U.S. Army 7708 War Crimes Group, 1945-1947
196Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781476674742 |
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Publisher: | McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers |
Publication date: | 12/13/2018 |
Pages: | 196 |
Sales rank: | 795,176 |
Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.39(d) |
Age Range: | 18 Years |