Massacre American Soldier during the Battle of the Bulge

Location:

The massacre took place on a field near a small village called Baugnez, not far from Malmedy, Ardennes (Bulge), Belgium.

History:

On December 17th 1944, 84 members of the US 285th Field Artillery Observation Battalion were killed by Waffen-SS soldiers of the Kampfgruppe Peiper.

Current status:

The field were the American soldiers were killed still exist, a house has been build near the sport. Not far from the actual spot is a monument dedicated to the victims of the massacre.

		The actual location of the massacre (1990).
		The monument for the victims of the massacre (1990).

References:

• After the Battle magazine 4, pages 16-20
• Battle of the Bulge & liberation index 6
• De slag in de Ardennen in het oosten van de provincie Luik (route 3), page 8
• Battle of the Bulge, pages 183-192