On 20 April 1944 , Witt was promoted to SS - '' Brigadeführer '' . On 6 June 1944 , the Western Allies launched the Invasion of Normandy . During the fighting in Normandy , Kurt Meyer , a regimental commander in Hitlerjugend , used the Ardenne Abbey for his regimental headquarters . On 7 June , members of the division under Kurt Meyer 's command murdered Canadian POWs in what became known as the Ardenne Abbey massacre
Ardenne Abbey massacre
Ardenne Abbey massacre
Fritz Witt