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January 1945: The Allies discover the frozen bodies of 82 American POWs - victims of the Malmedy Massacre. Attention quickly focused on SS commander Joachim Peiper, whose infamous unit, the "Blowtorch Battalion," carried out the cold-blooded execution during the Battle of the Bulge. This premium documentary traces the atrocity, the controversial War Crimes Trial at Dachau that questioned the very nature of American justice, and the explosive political scandal fueled by Senator Joseph McCarthy that ultimately led to Peiper's release, and his final, mysterious end in France.
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January 1945: The Allies discover the frozen bodies of 82 American POWs - victims of the Malmedy Massacre. Attention quickly focused on SS commander Joachim Peiper, whose infamous unit, the "Blowtorch Battalion," carried out the cold-blooded execution during the Battle of the Bulge. This premium documentary traces the atrocity, the controversial War Crimes Trial at Dachau that questioned the very nature of American justice, and the explosive political scandal fueled by Senator Joseph McCarthy that ultimately led to Peiper's release, and his final, mysterious end in France.
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