I have seen a couple of documentaries that are finding interviews and investigations that point to the fact that the killings at Malmedy were not by a given order nor intentional. It was triggered by the reaction of nervous guards to either an intentional break for freedom by some of the prisoners or a perceived break. Either way, no intentional massacre ordered. It does not of course detract from the fact that it was a massacre. Just something that grew into a folktale just because of the reputation given to the Waffen SS.

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