Three days later troops from the SS Division Totenkopf killed almost a hundred British prisoners in the Le Paradis massacre . When word of the massacre reached Hoepner he ordered an investigation into the allegations , demanding that the SS division commander , Theodor Eicke be dismissed if evidence could be found that British prisoners had been mistreated or killed by SS forces . Eicke made an excuse to Himmler that the British had used dum-dum bullets against his forces . He and the Totenkopf unit suffered no consequences and the matter was officially forgotten . However , Hoepner continued to hold a personal and professional dislike of Eicke , calling him a " butcher " for his disregard of casualties . He also maintained his existing low opinion of the Waffen-SS
Le Paradis massacre
Le Paradis massacre
Erich Hoepner