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COMMANDER // 1915–1976

Joachim Peiper

StandartenführerGerman EmpireGermany1 battle1 war

Lifespan

1915 – 1976

192019301940195019601970World War II · 1939–1945 (1941–1945 U.S. combat role)Battle of the Bulge — Dec 1944–Jan 1945 · Germany · World War II

Active service 1944 — 1 battle across 1 war; first command at age 29.

Profile

Joachim Peiper was a German Schutzstaffel (SS) commander and a Nazi war criminal convicted for the Malmedy massacre of US Army prisoners of war. During the Second World War in Europe, Peiper served as personal adjutant to Heinrich Himmler, leader of the SS, and as a tank commander in the Waffen-SS.

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Battles (1)

Last verified June 2026
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