Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsOfficial DoD Facebook page commemorates actual SS Nazi on Battle of the Bulge anniversary
Link to tweet
They have of course "fixed" it since then - but the internet remembers:
http://archive.is/nNwCh
InfoView thread info, including edit history
TrashPut this thread in your Trash Can (My DU » Trash Can)
BookmarkAdd this thread to your Bookmarks (My DU » Bookmarks)
6 replies, 1149 views
ShareGet links to this post and/or share on social media
AlertAlert this post for a rule violation
PowersThere are no powers you can use on this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
ReplyReply to this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
Rec (10)
ReplyReply to this post
6 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Official DoD Facebook page commemorates actual SS Nazi on Battle of the Bulge anniversary (Original Post)
Maru Kitteh
Dec 2019
OP
rockfordfile
(8,704 posts)1. wtf?
appalachiablue
(41,177 posts)2. Das ist verruckt. Joachim Peiper, SS, war criminal Malmedy Massacre
Nazi Joachim Peiper at Malmedy trial, Dachau 1946.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joachim_Peiper
https://www.thedailybeast.com/picture-of-nazi-war-criminal-joachim-peiper-on-army-department-of-defense-facebook-pages-sparks-outrage
https://www.newsweek.com/nazi-war-criminal-images-shared-department-defense-mark-battle-bulge-anniversary-army-officer-1477572
Pachamama
(16,887 posts)4. This has to be deliberate by someone
To show an image of Jochen Peiper one of the better known SS members, specifically for his role at the battle of the bulge...
Crazy and actually really sick
dalton99a
(81,599 posts)3. .
appalachiablue
(41,177 posts)5. Kick
pecosbob
(7,544 posts)6. Malmedy and Krasnaya Polyany
He burned a whole village full of people...mostly old people and children. He's long been a hero to those that would rehabilitate the image of the Waffen SS.