The Horrific execution of Helmut Kämpfe burned alive and Nazi Germans massacre French village

The Horrific execution of Helmut Kämpfe burned alive and Nazi Germans massacre French village
Helmut Kämpfe was German Waffen-SS Major (Sturmbannführer).
He joined the German army (Heer) in 1934.
In 1939 he joined the SS and was transferred to the Waffen-SS. On June 22, 1941, Nazi Germany launched an invasion of the Soviet Union (Eastern Front), codenamed Operation Barbarossa. Kämpfe was sent on the Eastern Front in Russia. Kämpfe was awarded the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross and the Close Combat Clasp in gold for his bravery. Dozens of German soldiers were killed by the French resistance Maquis. Kämpfe was ordered to begin operations against the French resistance Maquis. On June 9, 1944, Kämpfe was captured and was executed. A close friend of Kämpfe, Adolf Diekmann, the commander of the 1st Battalion, Diekmann’s battalion sealed off Oradour-sur-Glane French village and massacre whole village. In total 642 men, women and children were killed in Oradour-sur-Glane by Waffen-SS Adolf Diekmann company. Helmut Kämpfe was posthumously promoted to Lieutenant Colonel.

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Helmet ker weon assess ma Stan fter ker was born on 31st July 1909 in J singan German Empire he trained to be a typographer like his father a owner of a printing Works after Hitler took power in 1933 he joined the German Army here in 1934 where he rose to the rank of

Lieutenant hair was a new German Army set up after the Nazis came to power in 1933 it was land forces component of the vermar in 1939 he turned the SS and was transferred to the weon SS on June 22nd 1941 Nazi Germany launched an invasion of the Soviet Union

Eastern Front Cod named operation Barbarosa Germany’s surprise attack against the Soviet Union marked a turning point in the history of World War II the war on the Eastern Front became the largest military conflict in the history most horrific atrocities highest casualties Mass deportations starvation disease and massacres CA was sent on the Eastern

Front in Russia and was the commanding officer of the Third Battalion for sess pens gradur the fural Regiment of the D Reich division CER was awarded the night Cross of the Iron Cross for his bravery and exemplary leadership during the jomir B Chief offensive in the winter of 1943

44 he was also one of only 631 men to be awarded the extremely rare close combat clasp in Gold he was one of only 98 German soldiers awarded boss the knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross and the CO’s combat clasp in gold on September 1st 1943 he was promoted to Major Stan

Furter in the spring of 1944 the D Reich division was withdrawn from Russia Eastern front and sent to the south of France in preparation for the light invasion of occupied Europe while in southern France dozens of German solders were killed by the French resistance Maki the Maki were rural gorilla bands

Of French Resistance Fighters called mards during the Nazi occupation of France in World War II the Maki were highly active in that area according to German intelligence reports because of this acts of sabotage Campa was ordered to begin operations against the French Resistance M on June 9th 1944 kamper was captured

By a Maki group led by a surgeon Jean Cano Cano then handed him over to George’s kinguin aaki leader the next day he was executed on the orders of kinguin when it was discovered that Kea had been kidnapped German’s troops began searching for Kea in the surrounding

Area among this was a unit under the command of B furer Adolf dikman the commander of the first Battalion Force sess pener grenader regiment and a close personal friend of CA on 10 June tikman was given information that CA had been captured by French Resistance fighters in the oror

Surviv a nearby Village and they were planning to execute CA based on this information on the same day Dickman Battalion accidentally went to the nearby Village of oror seran a similar Village as oror s which was not far away outside the village they found a German field Ambulance with the burned

Bodies of several German soldiers the driver and passengers in the front seat who were tied to the steering wheel with wire Dickman’s Battalion sealed off oror ciran and ordered everyone within to assemble in the Village Square to check their identity papers included six non-residents who were cycling through

The village when the German unit arrived the women and children were locked in the church the men were led to six parents and sheds the SS men then began shooting aiming for their legs and set the barns on fire the women and children tried to escape through the

Doors and windows only to be met with machine gun fire fire 190 French men 247 women and 205 children died in the attack according to Dickman’s Superior the massacre was en act outside of his ERS and Dickman would have been C Marshall adol Dickman was charged over the

Killings Dickman said he found campus handcuffed body inside a German field Ambulance with the remains of other German soldiers just outside the village of oror sulan after seeing his friend’s Fate The Village was destroyed on his orders the atrocity was in retaliation for the partisan activity in nearby tul

And the kidnapping and murder of asss Commander helmet keer who was burned alive in the field Ambulance with other German soldiers however on 29th June 1944 Dickman was killed in action during in the Battle of Normandy several soldiers of the third company that carried out the massacre

Were also killed in action the assess dropped all charges keer was the highest ranking officer ever to be captured by the resistance and his execution was considered to be a major event after his death he was postly promoted to Lieutenant Colonel Oberst banfer helmet camp is buried on the German military

Cemetery at Berner France 642 men women and children were killed in oror ciran by weapon assess company president charl de ordered that the ruins of the Old oror ciran Village be maintained as a permanent Memorial and Museum