Age | 61 (age at death) |
Birthday | 30 January, 1915 |
Birthplace | Berlin, Germany |
Died | 14 July, 1976 |
Place of Death | Traves, Haute-Saone, France |
Eye Color | Blue |
Hair Color | Brown - Light |
Zodiac Sign | Aquarius |
Nationality | German |
Occupation | Military |
Joachim Peiper (30 January 1915 – 14 July 1976), also known as Jochen Peiper, was a German SS-Obersturmbannführer and convicted war criminal who was responsible for the 1944 Malmedy massacre of American prisoners of war. During World War II in Europe he served as personal adjutant to Heinrich Himmler, the head of the SS, between September 1939 and September/October 1941, and thereafter as a Waffen-SS commander.