Lot 8573
Joachim "Jochen" Peiper - a statement Peiper's on the "Malmedy" trial from Landsberg imprisonment 1955
Orders and Military Collectibles from 1919 onwards | A109r | Live auction | 1186 Lots
Description
Approximately 100 DIN A4 pages, hectographed and bound in blue-grey cloth (stained, slightly wavy, showing signs of use). Titled “The Malmedy Trial – Case of Defendant No. 42: Jochen Peiper,” featuring a foreword by Peiper dated “Landsberg, November 1955,” as well as sections titled “In My Own Defense – a, 'Petition for Clemency' of Dec. 28, 1953 – b, Affidavit regarding the circumstances under which so-called 'confessions' were obtained,” “Intelligence Report by US Major Hal D. McCowan,” “Analysis of the Baldwin Commission Senate Report,” “Voices of Others,” “As Reflected in the Press,” “Words from Landsberg,” and a “Map Excerpt” dated “17 Dec. 1944, 14:00 hrs” on tracing paper. Included are the booklets “On the Question of a Review of the War Crimes Trials” (R. Aschauer, 1949), “Landsberg – A Documentary Report from the German Perspective” (R. Aschauer, 1951), “The Malmedy Case – 7 Years After the Verdict” (R. Aschauer), and “The Malmedy Trial” (D. Ziemssen, n.d.).Condition: II - III Questions about the lot?