La Gleize
La Gleize, BE
The furthest point of advance reached by **Kampfgruppe Peiper** — the SS 1st Panzer Division spearhead — during the Ardennes Offensive. Cut off from fuel and reinforcements, Peiper's column held the village from December 21–24, 1944, before abandoning 67 tanks and vehicles and retreating on foot. A preserved **King Tiger tank** from the battle stands in the village square.
Photographs (12)
Peiper after the Battle of the Bulge; captured and tried at Dachau for the Malmedy massacre
Bundesarchiv: SS-Obersturmbannführer Joachim Peiper, commander of Kampfgruppe Peiper (1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler)
Stavelot - monument for killed American soldiers while defending Stavelot on dec 18 1944
Petit-Spay Jagdpanther, too heavy for the bridge, collapsed in river Amblève
Petit-Spay Jagdpanther, too heavy for the bridge, collapsed in river Amblève
Trois-Ponts viaduct op de N68
Cheneux - Panther van de Kampfgruppe Peiper,vernield bij de opgeblazen brug over de Amblève
Cheneux bombardement Kampfgruppe Peiper illustratie Philippe Jarbinet
Foot bridge over the Amblève used by Joachim Peiper on december 25, 1944
Petit-Spay - destroyed bridges over river Amblève
Vermoorde Amerikaanse gevangenen worden van hun laarzen beroofd door Kampgrupe Peiper op 17 december 1944 te Honsfeld
La Gleize