In 1944 , during the Battle of the Bulge , the area was the site of the Malmedy massacre , where 84 American prisoners of war were executed by Nazi SS troops under the command of Joachim Peiper . This was one of a number of such massacres of prisoners and Belgian civilians which took place in the Malmedy area . Between 1940 and 1945 , Malmedy was re-incorporated into Germany
Malmedy massacre
Malmedy massacre
Malmedy