After the landings , the first Waffen-SS unit in action was the 12 SS '' Hitlerjugend '' , which arrived at the invasion front on 7 June , in the Caen area . The same day they committed the Ardenne Abbey massacre against Canadian army prisoners of war . The next unit to arrive was the 17 SS '' Götz von Berlichingen '' on 11 June , which came into contact with the 101st Airborne Division . The SS Heavy Panzer Battalion 101 arrived next to protect the left wing of the I SS Panzer Corps . The 1 SS '' Leibstandarte '' arrived towards the end of the month with lead elements becoming embroiled in the British offensive Operation Epsom
Ardenne Abbey massacre
Ardenne Abbey massacre
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