That same day , as the SS '' Totenkopf '' Division advanced near Merville , they encountered stubborn resistance from British Army units , which slowed their advance . The SS '' Totenkopf '' 4 Company , then committed the Le Paradis massacre , where 97 captured men of the 2nd Battalion , Royal Norfolk Regiment were machine gunned after surrendering , with survivors finished off with bayonets . Two men survived
Le Paradis massacre
Le Paradis massacre
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