In World War II , political factors aside, German officers had extremely high combat qualities, and this was an important reason why Germany could continue to win. Another characteristic of German officers is that they are "handsome". After all, Germany is a country rich in handsome men since ancient times.
Joachim Pipe in his early years
Pipe was born in Berlin on January 30, 1915. His father Waldemar was an army captain. This also had an impact on his future career in the army.
When Piper was a child, it could be said that he was an excellent student with excellent moral character. He received middle school education in 1925, and his grades in physical education, history, German , and mathematics were all excellent. Moreover, he is particularly good at sports and has won first place in the school in sports competitions.
Although Pipe had excellent grades, he always wanted to join the army. His motto was " Live happily, fight with a smile, and die with a laugh." So in 1935, Pipe resolutely joined the SS.
Join the SS
Because Piper was young, handsome, and very smart, he was quickly appreciated by the SS leader Himmler and made him his adjutant.
But the young and energetic Piper still wanted to go to the battlefield, so in the 1940 Battle of France Piper's flag guard participated in the battle. Piper made great achievements when he first entered the battlefield. He captured a company of French soldiers and received an Iron Cross after the war.
Later, with the beginning of the Soviet-German War , Pipe's Guards Division participated in the Eastern Front battlefield. has become the ace force on the Eastern Front, a veritable firefighting team. They can be found wherever there are tough battles.
In 1943, Pipe was promoted to commander of the Armored Regiment due to his outstanding military exploits, making him the youngest commander in the history of the SS.
Ardennes Counterattack
Ardennes Counterattack
In 1944, Germany dispatched 200,000 people to launch the Ardennes Counterattack. During this period, Pipe led a battle group of 5,000 people to fight on the Meuse River.
Piper was like a madman on the battlefield. He led his troops to fight regardless of casualties, and even snatched fuel from friendly forces to keep the armored forces moving forward when fuel was scarce.
In the end, Piper's troops were surrounded by the Allies because they were too aggressive. Just when everyone thought that Piper could not escape, Piper relied on crazy fighting to break out without losing all tanks .
Under Piper's crazy fighting, only more than 200 people in his battle group survived. And Piper himself didn't sleep a wink for almost nine days. His crazy fighting style made the US military think he was from hell.
Devil Pipe
During the Battle of the Ardennes, Pipe ordered the shooting of more than 180 American soldiers in order to maintain the high mobility of the troops. This is also known as the "Malmedy Massacre".
His demonic behavior is exactly what he said: " I don't have any personal intentions, but for the dream of the empire. " Fascism turned this former top student into a demon.
Later, after the war, Pipe was accused of this tragedy. He was initially sentenced to death , but it was later changed to ten years in prison due to insufficient evidence. After being released from prison in 1956, Piper lived a peaceful life until 1976, when Piper was burned to death in his home by French radicals.
