Malmedy massacre

The Malmedy massacre was a German war crime committed by soldiers of the Waffen-SS on 17 December 1944 at the Baugnez crossroads near the city of Malmedy, Belgium, during the Battle of the Bulge (16 December 1944 – 25 January 1945). German soldiers under the command of Joachim Peiper (Kampfgruppe Peiper) summarily executed 84 U.S. Army prisoners of war (POWs) who had surrendered to them following a brief skirmish.