At Bucholz Station , the 3rd Battalion of the U.S. 394th Infantry Regiment was surprised and quickly captured , except for a headquarters company radio operator . Hidden in a cellar , he called in reports to division headquarters until he was finally captured . Driving west-northwest , the Germans entered Honsfeld , where they encountered one of the 99th Division 's rest centers , clogged with confused American troops . They killed many and destroyed a number of American armored units and vehicles . Peiper easily captured the town and of fuel for his vehicles . He then advanced towards Büllingen , keeping to the plan to move west , apparently unaware he had nearly taken the town and unknowingly bypassing an opportunity to flank and trap the entire 2nd and 99th Division . Peiper suddenly turned south to detour around Hünningen , interested only in getting back onto his assigned Rollbahn . Kampfgruppe Peiper a few days later gained notoriety for their murder of U.S. prisoners of war in what became known as the Malmedy massacre
Malmedy massacre
Malmedy massacre
Battle of Losheim Gap