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Fritz Knöchlein
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Fritz Knöchlein was a Nazi SS commander during WWII who was convicted and executed in 1949 for committing war crimes during World War II, specifically for his responsibility for the Le Paradis massacre.
Fritz Knöchlein
Fritz Knöchlein
Le Paradis massacre
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The Le Paradis massacre was a World War II war crime committed by members of the 14th Company, SS Division Totenkopf, under the command of Hauptsturmführer Fritz Knöchlein. It took place on 27 May 1940, during the Battle of France, at a time when troops of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) were attempting to retreat through the Pas-de-Calais region during the Battle of Dunkirk.
Le Paradis massacre
Le Paradis massacre
The farmhouse where the survivors of the Royal Norfolks surrendered
The farmhouse where the survivors of the Royal Norfolks surrendered
A memorial to the Le Paradis massacre was dedicated on 13 July 2021 at Norwich Cathedral by HRH The Princess Royal. The inscription reads: 'to the mem
A memorial to the Le Paradis massacre was dedicated on 13 July 2021 at Norwich Cathedral by HRH The Princess Royal. The inscription reads: 'to the memory of the 97 soldiers who died in the massacre on 27 May 1940 at Le Paradis, Northern France [badge of the Royal Norfolk Regiment] These soldiers were drawn from the 2nd Battalion The Royal Norfolk Regiment, 1st Battalion The Royal Scots and other British Expeditionary Force units'.
SS-Obersturmbannführer Fritz Knöchlein
SS-Obersturmbannführer Fritz Knöchlein