Beginning of the End: The Leadership of SS Obersturmbannf?rer Jochen Peiper (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781249405320)

SS Obersturmbannf?rer Jochen Peiper was one of Germany 's most colorful military leaders of World War II with an audacious reputation. The name Peiper will always be linked to the Malm馘y Massacre, the death of Belgian civilians and more than seventy American soldiers, but there is still a myth around Peiper. Why was a twenty-nine year old Waffen-SS officer chosen to lead the German spearhead unit during the Battle of the Bulge in December 1944? Peiper was a special leader within the one of the most elite Waffen-SS divisions, the Leibstandarte-SS Adolf Hitler. Peiper was charismatic and extreme loyal to his unit. His men trusted him as a leader, even under the most extreme conditions. In Germany he was a well-known war hero. It was a logical decision that Peiper became the commander of the spearhead unit, but there were other factors leading to this decision: tactical considerations, a we-know-what-to-expect-principle, and Peiper was lucky that he was still alive and serving in the Waffen-SS.

Author: Han Bouwmeester
ISBN-10: 1249405327
ISBN-13: 9781249405320
Publisher: Biblioscholar
Language: English
Published: 09/17/2012
Pages: 166
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.68lbs
Size: 9.69h x 7.44w x 0.35d