On 27 May , the 4 Company of the '' Totenkopf '' under the command of Hauptsturmführer Fritz Knöchlein , committed the Le Paradis massacre , where 97 captured men of the 2nd Battalion , Royal Norfolk Regiment were machine-gunned after surrendering , with survivors killed with bayonets . Two men survived . It took place at a time when the British Expeditionary Force ( BEF ) was attempting to retreat through the Pas-de-Calais region during the Battle of Dunkirk . The division stayed in France for refitting until April 1941 . '' Totenkopf '' had suffered heavy losses during the campaign , including over 300 officers . Replacement personnel came from Waffen-SS recruits , as opposed to from the camps
Le Paradis massacre
Le Paradis massacre
3rd SS Panzer Division Totenkopf