▁transferred ▁to ▁de ▁L att re ' s ▁command ▁to ▁assist ▁in ▁the ▁reduction ▁of ▁the ▁Col mar ▁P ocket . ▁ ▁L ec ler c ▁object ed ▁to ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁his ▁troops ▁in ▁the ▁attack ▁on ▁Ro yan ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁only ▁part ▁of ▁ 2 e ▁DB ▁was ▁employed . ▁The ▁division ▁rejo ined ▁Se vent h ▁Army , ▁crossing ▁the ▁Rh ine ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁April , ▁and ▁joining ▁the ▁purs uit ▁into ▁Bav aria . ▁L ec ler c ▁visited ▁D ach au ▁concentration ▁camp ▁after ▁its ▁liber ation ▁by ▁the ▁Americans . ▁In ▁an ▁incident ▁that ▁took ▁place ▁ 8 ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁at ▁Karl stein ▁near ▁Bad ▁Reich en hall ▁in ▁Bav aria , ▁he ▁was ▁presented ▁with ▁a ▁def i ant ▁group ▁of ▁captured ▁French men ▁of ▁the ▁SS ▁Char lemagne ▁Division . ▁He ▁asked ▁them ▁why ▁they ▁wore ▁a ▁German ▁uniform , ▁to ▁which ▁one ▁of ▁them ▁replied ▁by ▁asking ▁why ▁L ec ler c ▁wore ▁an ▁American ▁one . ▁L ec ler c ▁told ▁his ▁men ▁to ▁get ▁rid ▁of ▁them . ▁That ▁was ▁taken ▁as ▁a ▁death ▁sentence . ▁The ▁group ▁of ▁French ▁W affen - SS ▁men ▁was ▁summar ily ▁executed ▁by ▁the ▁R MT ▁without ▁any ▁form ▁of ▁military ▁trib unal ▁procedure , ▁and ▁their ▁bodies ▁left ▁where ▁they ▁fell ▁until ▁an ▁American ▁bur ial ▁team ▁collected ▁them ▁three ▁days ▁later . ▁On ▁ 2 ▁June ▁