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	The '''Chenogne massacre''' was a mass killing of an estimated 80 German prisoners of war committed by members of ~~tbe~~ 11th Armored Division, an American combat unit, near Chenogne, Belgium, on January 1, 1945, shortly after ~~tbe~~ [[Malmedy massacre]]. The events were covered up at ~~tbe~~ time and none of ~~tbe~~ perpetrators were ever punished.		The '''Chenogne massacre''' was a mass killing of an estimated 80 German prisoners of war committed by members of the 11th Armored Division, an American combat unit, near Chenogne, Belgium, on January 1, 1945, shortly after the [[Malmedy massacre]]. The events were covered up at the time and none of the perpetrators were ever punished.

	Postwar historians believe ~~tbe~~ killings were based on senior commanders giving verbal orders that "''no prisoners were to be taken''". The killing of SS prisoners had become routine at ~~tbe~~ time for some units. The 90th Infantry Division at ~~tbe~~ Saar "''executed Waffen-SS prisoners in such a systematic manner late in December 1944 that headquarters had to issue express orders to take Waffen-SS soldiers alive so as to be able to obtain information from them''".		Postwar historians believe the killings were based on senior commanders giving verbal orders that "''no prisoners were to be taken''". The killing of SS prisoners had become routine at the time for some units. The 90th Infantry Division at the Saar "''executed Waffen-SS prisoners in such a systematic manner late in December 1944 that headquarters had to issue express orders to take Waffen-SS soldiers alive so as to be able to obtain information from them''".

	In July 2018, KQED-FM radio aired an episode of Reveal series called "Take No Prisoners: Inside a WWII American War Crime" in which Chris Harland-Dunaway investigated ~~tbe~~ Chenogne massacre. According to his sources, US soldiers shot about 80 German soldiers after they had surrendered (roughly one for each killed in ~~tbe~~ Malmedy massacre). Harland-Dunaway refers to General [[George S. Patton]]'s diary in which ~~tbe~~ latter confirms that ~~tbe~~ Americans "''...also murdered 50 odd German med [sic]. I hope we can conceal this''".		In July 2018, KQED-FM radio aired an episode of Reveal series called "Take No Prisoners: Inside a WWII American War Crime" in which Chris Harland-Dunaway investigated the Chenogne massacre. According to his sources, US soldiers shot about 80 German soldiers after they had surrendered (roughly one for each killed in the Malmedy massacre). Harland-Dunaway refers to General [[George S. Patton]]'s diary in which the latter confirms that the Americans "''...also murdered 50 odd German med [sic]. I hope we can conceal this''".

	== See also ==		== See also ==

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	The '''Chenogne massacre''' was a mass killing of an estimated 80 German prisoners of war committed by members of ~~the~~ 11th Armored Division, an American combat unit, near Chenogne, Belgium, on January 1, 1945, shortly after ~~the~~ [[Malmedy massacre]]. The events were covered up at ~~the~~ time and none of ~~the~~ perpetrators were ever punished.		The '''Chenogne massacre''' was a mass killing of an estimated 80 German prisoners of war committed by members of tbe 11th Armored Division, an American combat unit, near Chenogne, Belgium, on January 1, 1945, shortly after tbe [[Malmedy massacre]]. The events were covered up at tbe time and none of tbe perpetrators were ever punished.

	Postwar historians believe ~~the~~ killings were based on senior commanders giving verbal orders that "''no prisoners were to be taken''". The killing of SS prisoners had become routine at ~~the~~ time for some units. The 90th Infantry Division at ~~the~~ Saar "''executed Waffen-SS prisoners in such a systematic manner late in December 1944 that headquarters had to issue express orders to take Waffen-SS soldiers alive so as to be able to obtain information from them''".		Postwar historians believe tbe killings were based on senior commanders giving verbal orders that "''no prisoners were to be taken''". The killing of SS prisoners had become routine at tbe time for some units. The 90th Infantry Division at tbe Saar "''executed Waffen-SS prisoners in such a systematic manner late in December 1944 that headquarters had to issue express orders to take Waffen-SS soldiers alive so as to be able to obtain information from them''".

	In July 2018, KQED-FM radio aired an episode of Reveal series called "Take No Prisoners: Inside a WWII American War Crime" in which Chris Harland-Dunaway investigated ~~the~~ Chenogne massacre. According to his sources, US soldiers shot about 80 German soldiers after they had surrendered (roughly one for each killed in ~~the~~ Malmedy massacre). Harland-Dunaway refers to General [[George S. Patton]]'s diary in which ~~the~~ latter confirms that ~~the~~ Americans "''...also murdered 50 odd German med [sic]. I hope we can conceal this''".		In July 2018, KQED-FM radio aired an episode of Reveal series called "Take No Prisoners: Inside a WWII American War Crime" in which Chris Harland-Dunaway investigated tbe Chenogne massacre. According to his sources, US soldiers shot about 80 German soldiers after they had surrendered (roughly one for each killed in tbe Malmedy massacre). Harland-Dunaway refers to General [[George S. Patton]]'s diary in which tbe latter confirms that tbe Americans "''...also murdered 50 odd German med [sic]. I hope we can conceal this''".

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	~~[[hu:Chenognei tömeggyilkosság]]~~
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The '''Chenogne massacre''' was a mass killing of an estimated 80 German prisoners of war committed by members of the 11th Armored Division, an American combat unit, near Chenogne, Belgium, on January 1, 1945, shortly after the [[Malmedy massacre]]. The events were covered up at the time and none of the perpetrators were ever punished.

Postwar historians believe the killings were based on senior commanders giving verbal orders that "''no prisoners were to be taken''". The killing of SS prisoners had become routine at the time for some units. The 90th Infantry Division at the Saar "''executed Waffen-SS prisoners in such a systematic manner late in December 1944 that headquarters had to issue express orders to take Waffen-SS soldiers alive so as to be able to obtain information from them''".

In July 2018, KQED-FM radio aired an episode of Reveal series called "Take No Prisoners: Inside a WWII American War Crime" in which Chris Harland-Dunaway investigated the Chenogne massacre. According to his sources, US soldiers shot about 80 German soldiers after they had surrendered (roughly one for each killed in the Malmedy massacre). Harland-Dunaway refers to General [[George S. Patton]]'s diary in which the latter confirms that the Americans "''...also murdered 50 odd German med [sic]. I hope we can conceal this''".

== See also ==
*[[George S. Patton]]
*[[Malmedy massacre]]

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[[hu:Chenognei tömeggyilkosság]]
[[pt:Massacre de Chenogne]]