Timo Worst
@timoworst.bsky.social
www.knittelbooks.com
Author of "Career, Crimes and Trial of SS-Sturmbannführer Gustav Knittel", "A Week of Horror in the Ardennes: an investigation into the war crimes of Schnelle Gruppe Knittel" and "The SS in the Ambléve Valley".
Author of "Career, Crimes and Trial of SS-Sturmbannführer Gustav Knittel", "A Week of Horror in the Ardennes: an investigation into the war crimes of Schnelle Gruppe Knittel" and "The SS in the Ambléve Valley".
Does anyone know whether the American army, under the Trump regime's new DEI rules, is still allowed to commemorate the Wéreth 11 in this way?
Next month, on 17 December, the murders will be 81 years ago...
#wereth11 #battleofthebulge #worldwartwo #DEI
Next month, on 17 December, the murders will be 81 years ago...
#wereth11 #battleofthebulge #worldwartwo #DEI
November 23, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Does anyone know whether the American army, under the Trump regime's new DEI rules, is still allowed to commemorate the Wéreth 11 in this way?
Next month, on 17 December, the murders will be 81 years ago...
#wereth11 #battleofthebulge #worldwartwo #DEI
Next month, on 17 December, the murders will be 81 years ago...
#wereth11 #battleofthebulge #worldwartwo #DEI
The blood-stained photo of SS-Unterscharführer Krag found in the Dejardin-Dehousse house after the battle. Siegmund Krag died on the 17th of January 1945 and is buried at the German war cemetery in Lommel: Block 18, Grave 639
#worldwartwo #battleofthebulge #historybook #worldwar2 #ww2
#worldwartwo #battleofthebulge #historybook #worldwar2 #ww2
November 23, 2025 at 10:20 AM
The blood-stained photo of SS-Unterscharführer Krag found in the Dejardin-Dehousse house after the battle. Siegmund Krag died on the 17th of January 1945 and is buried at the German war cemetery in Lommel: Block 18, Grave 639
#worldwartwo #battleofthebulge #historybook #worldwar2 #ww2
#worldwartwo #battleofthebulge #historybook #worldwar2 #ww2
Soldiers from the Pionierzug waiting for the start of the offensive. In the middle: SS-Unterscharführer Krag. The photo originates from a camera found on a dead SS soldier in the yard of Grégoire's Shell depot in Stavelot
The Pionierzug was responsible for the murders in Renardmont
#battleofthebulge
The Pionierzug was responsible for the murders in Renardmont
#battleofthebulge
November 23, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Soldiers from the Pionierzug waiting for the start of the offensive. In the middle: SS-Unterscharführer Krag. The photo originates from a camera found on a dead SS soldier in the yard of Grégoire's Shell depot in Stavelot
The Pionierzug was responsible for the murders in Renardmont
#battleofthebulge
The Pionierzug was responsible for the murders in Renardmont
#battleofthebulge
Staff Sergeant Van Tine, with his wife Bettie (née Shaner) and their daughter Jaqueline. Truman Luther Van Tine was born in Gladstone, Henderson County, Illinois on the 6th of September 1919 and served as a tank commander in Company ‘C’, 40th Tank Battalion, 7th Armored Division.
November 17, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Staff Sergeant Van Tine, with his wife Bettie (née Shaner) and their daughter Jaqueline. Truman Luther Van Tine was born in Gladstone, Henderson County, Illinois on the 6th of September 1919 and served as a tank commander in Company ‘C’, 40th Tank Battalion, 7th Armored Division.
[1/2] On the afternoon of 18.12.1944, the Sherman tank of Staff Sergeant Van Tine, the lead tank of the column from CCA, approached Poteau when the vehicles were met with heavy enemy fire. Panzergrenadiers from Gruppe Hansen were positioned in the houses on the outskirts of the hamlet...
November 17, 2025 at 8:25 AM
[1/2] On the afternoon of 18.12.1944, the Sherman tank of Staff Sergeant Van Tine, the lead tank of the column from CCA, approached Poteau when the vehicles were met with heavy enemy fire. Panzergrenadiers from Gruppe Hansen were positioned in the houses on the outskirts of the hamlet...
The Prince-Demaret family lived next door to the Legaye-Crismer family on the Route de Trois-Ponts in Stavelot. 42-year-old Marie and her children, 14-year-old Yvon, 12-year-old Elisa and 4-year-old Pol, were all shot by the SS on the 19th of December 1944.
#battleofthebulge #worldwartwo #worldwar2
#battleofthebulge #worldwartwo #worldwar2
November 9, 2025 at 11:01 AM
The Prince-Demaret family lived next door to the Legaye-Crismer family on the Route de Trois-Ponts in Stavelot. 42-year-old Marie and her children, 14-year-old Yvon, 12-year-old Elisa and 4-year-old Pol, were all shot by the SS on the 19th of December 1944.
#battleofthebulge #worldwartwo #worldwar2
#battleofthebulge #worldwartwo #worldwar2
The Legaye and Prince houses photographed shortly after the battle. The SS murdered 23 people in the garden, 14 of them children, the youngest 4 years old.
#battleofthebulge #worldwartwo #worldwar2 #historybook #ww2 #ardennes
#battleofthebulge #worldwartwo #worldwar2 #historybook #ww2 #ardennes
November 9, 2025 at 10:59 AM
The Legaye and Prince houses photographed shortly after the battle. The SS murdered 23 people in the garden, 14 of them children, the youngest 4 years old.
#battleofthebulge #worldwartwo #worldwar2 #historybook #ww2 #ardennes
#battleofthebulge #worldwartwo #worldwar2 #historybook #ww2 #ardennes
The Legaye-Crismer family, from left to right:
Alice Legaye (39)
Marie Legaye-Crismer (63)
Marcel Legaye
Jeanne Legaye-Tigny
Fernand Legaye
Marie-Jeanne Legaye (8)
Jeanne Legaye (40)
Prosper Legaye (65)
Prosper, Marie, Jeanne, Alice and Marie-Jeanne were among the 23 people murdered by the SS.
Alice Legaye (39)
Marie Legaye-Crismer (63)
Marcel Legaye
Jeanne Legaye-Tigny
Fernand Legaye
Marie-Jeanne Legaye (8)
Jeanne Legaye (40)
Prosper Legaye (65)
Prosper, Marie, Jeanne, Alice and Marie-Jeanne were among the 23 people murdered by the SS.
November 9, 2025 at 10:53 AM
The Legaye-Crismer family, from left to right:
Alice Legaye (39)
Marie Legaye-Crismer (63)
Marcel Legaye
Jeanne Legaye-Tigny
Fernand Legaye
Marie-Jeanne Legaye (8)
Jeanne Legaye (40)
Prosper Legaye (65)
Prosper, Marie, Jeanne, Alice and Marie-Jeanne were among the 23 people murdered by the SS.
Alice Legaye (39)
Marie Legaye-Crismer (63)
Marcel Legaye
Jeanne Legaye-Tigny
Fernand Legaye
Marie-Jeanne Legaye (8)
Jeanne Legaye (40)
Prosper Legaye (65)
Prosper, Marie, Jeanne, Alice and Marie-Jeanne were among the 23 people murdered by the SS.
[1/2] Robert Pflüger was born on the 11th of January 1923 in Degerfelden (today a suburb of Rheinfelden). In December 1944 he was the commander of Panther tank ‘112’. Even before the offensive started his tank broke down in the village of Friesheim. It suffered from engine and battery problems.
November 7, 2025 at 8:57 AM
[1/2] Robert Pflüger was born on the 11th of January 1923 in Degerfelden (today a suburb of Rheinfelden). In December 1944 he was the commander of Panther tank ‘112’. Even before the offensive started his tank broke down in the village of Friesheim. It suffered from engine and battery problems.
19-year-old Georg Kotzur, one of the prime suspects in the Wanne murders. He joined Panzer-Regiment 1 LSSAH in October 1944 and the Ardennes was the first time he saw combat.
#battleofthebulge #worldwar2 #worldwartwo #ww2 #historybook #ardennes
#battleofthebulge #worldwar2 #worldwartwo #ww2 #historybook #ardennes
November 7, 2025 at 8:55 AM
19-year-old Georg Kotzur, one of the prime suspects in the Wanne murders. He joined Panzer-Regiment 1 LSSAH in October 1944 and the Ardennes was the first time he saw combat.
#battleofthebulge #worldwar2 #worldwartwo #ww2 #historybook #ardennes
#battleofthebulge #worldwar2 #worldwartwo #ww2 #historybook #ardennes
The Hemroulle brothers were both born in Wanne: Emile on the 1st of December 1885 and his brother Léon on the 22nd of November 1891. They were both murdered by the SS on the 20th of December 1944.
#battleofthebulge #worldwartwo #worldwar2 #historybook #ww2 #ardennes
#battleofthebulge #worldwartwo #worldwar2 #historybook #ww2 #ardennes
November 5, 2025 at 12:31 PM
The Hemroulle brothers were both born in Wanne: Emile on the 1st of December 1885 and his brother Léon on the 22nd of November 1891. They were both murdered by the SS on the 20th of December 1944.
#battleofthebulge #worldwartwo #worldwar2 #historybook #ww2 #ardennes
#battleofthebulge #worldwartwo #worldwar2 #historybook #ww2 #ardennes
"Ben Ali Libi" voorgedragen door Joost Prinsen
YouTube video by Jacco Toma
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November 3, 2025 at 9:15 AM
The monument for the victims in Wanne with in the background the Chateau de Wanne and the farm of Emile Counet.
November 1, 2025 at 1:49 PM
The monument for the victims in Wanne with in the background the Chateau de Wanne and the farm of Emile Counet.
Commemorating the thirty villagers murdered in Renardmont at the monument in front of the Legrand farm.
October 31, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Commemorating the thirty villagers murdered in Renardmont at the monument in front of the Legrand farm.
35-year-old Josépha Legrand-Sonveau and her sons, 7-year-old Freddy and 4-year-old Roger, were murdered in their farm in Renardmont on the afternoon of the 19th of December 1944 by members of the Pionierzug of the SS-PzAA1.
#battleofthebulge #worldwartwo #worldwar2 #historybook
#battleofthebulge #worldwartwo #worldwar2 #historybook
October 31, 2025 at 1:03 PM
35-year-old Josépha Legrand-Sonveau and her sons, 7-year-old Freddy and 4-year-old Roger, were murdered in their farm in Renardmont on the afternoon of the 19th of December 1944 by members of the Pionierzug of the SS-PzAA1.
#battleofthebulge #worldwartwo #worldwar2 #historybook
#battleofthebulge #worldwartwo #worldwar2 #historybook
José Lucien Jean Gengoux, was born on the 23rd of March 1930. He was killed on the morning of the 18th of December 1944 when a passing armoured car from the gepanzerte Gruppe Peiper machine gunned the kitchen of the Gengoux family home in Stavelot.
#battleofthebulge #worldwartwo #worldwar2 #ww2
#battleofthebulge #worldwartwo #worldwar2 #ww2
October 30, 2025 at 11:06 AM
José Lucien Jean Gengoux, was born on the 23rd of March 1930. He was killed on the morning of the 18th of December 1944 when a passing armoured car from the gepanzerte Gruppe Peiper machine gunned the kitchen of the Gengoux family home in Stavelot.
#battleofthebulge #worldwartwo #worldwar2 #ww2
#battleofthebulge #worldwartwo #worldwar2 #ww2
I try to keep this page as free as possible from political content. But still, my voting advice for today's Dutch elections: vote the fascists out...
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Bella Ciao Palermo Protest
YouTube video by Luceforall
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October 29, 2025 at 1:19 PM
I try to keep this page as free as possible from political content. But still, my voting advice for today's Dutch elections: vote the fascists out...
youtu.be/FncIPsJLm6g?...
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Kilat only became a prisoner of war on the 25th of June 1945, was extradited to Belgium and tried for war crimes together with nine captured members of schnelle Gruppe Knittel. His young age was considered a mitigating factor and he was sentenced to twelve years hard labour.
#battleofthebulge
#battleofthebulge
October 28, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Kilat only became a prisoner of war on the 25th of June 1945, was extradited to Belgium and tried for war crimes together with nine captured members of schnelle Gruppe Knittel. His young age was considered a mitigating factor and he was sentenced to twelve years hard labour.
#battleofthebulge
#battleofthebulge
Edmond Georgin with his wife Irma and his mother Pauline. In the middle: Louis Nicolay with Georges and Alexandrine Warnier. On the right: Marie-Thérèse and Jean Burnotte. Apart from Edmond Georgin, all members of the ‘Anti-Neurasthenic Club’ were murdered on 19.12.1944.
#battleofthebulge #worldwar2
#battleofthebulge #worldwar2
October 28, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Edmond Georgin with his wife Irma and his mother Pauline. In the middle: Louis Nicolay with Georges and Alexandrine Warnier. On the right: Marie-Thérèse and Jean Burnotte. Apart from Edmond Georgin, all members of the ‘Anti-Neurasthenic Club’ were murdered on 19.12.1944.
#battleofthebulge #worldwar2
#battleofthebulge #worldwar2
The Gonay house in the chemin du Chateau in Stavelot.
October 27, 2025 at 8:06 AM
The Gonay house in the chemin du Chateau in Stavelot.
Edouard and Louise Gonay with their children in happier times. On the 18th of December 1944 the crew of an SS Panther tank shot 56-year-old mailman Edouard Gonay in front of his house in Stavelot after accusing him of "shooting at their tank".
#battleofthebulge #worldwartwo #worldwar2 #historybook
#battleofthebulge #worldwartwo #worldwar2 #historybook
October 27, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Edouard and Louise Gonay with their children in happier times. On the 18th of December 1944 the crew of an SS Panther tank shot 56-year-old mailman Edouard Gonay in front of his house in Stavelot after accusing him of "shooting at their tank".
#battleofthebulge #worldwartwo #worldwar2 #historybook
#battleofthebulge #worldwartwo #worldwar2 #historybook