▁which ▁was ▁commanded ▁by ▁W affen - SS ▁comm ando ▁Otto ▁Sk or zen y ▁during ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁the ▁Bul ge . ▁German ▁command os , ▁we aring ▁US ▁Army ▁uniform s , ▁carrying ▁US ▁Army ▁weapons , ▁and ▁using ▁US ▁Army ▁vehicles , ▁pen etr ated ▁US ▁lines ▁to ▁spread ▁pan ic ▁and ▁confusion ▁among ▁US ▁troops ▁and ▁to ▁blow ▁up ▁brid ges , ▁am mun ition ▁d umps , ▁and ▁fuel ▁stores ▁and ▁to ▁dis rupt ▁the ▁lines ▁of ▁communication . ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁command os ▁were ▁captured ▁by ▁the ▁Americans . ▁Because ▁they ▁were ▁we aring ▁US ▁uniform s , ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁the ▁Germ ans ▁were ▁executed ▁as ▁sp ies , ▁either ▁summar ily ▁or ▁after ▁military ▁comm issions . ▁ ▁After ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁the ▁Mal ay an ▁Commun ists ▁committed ▁numerous ▁effective ▁acts ▁of ▁sab ot age ▁against ▁the ▁British ▁Col onial ▁authorities , ▁first ▁target ing ▁railway ▁brid ges , ▁then ▁hitting ▁larger ▁targets ▁such ▁as ▁military ▁cam ps . ▁Most ▁of ▁their ▁efforts ▁were ▁centered ▁around ▁cri pp ling ▁Malays ia ' s ▁colonial ▁economy ▁and ▁involved ▁sab ot age ▁against ▁trains , ▁rub ber ▁trees , ▁water ▁pip es , ▁and ▁electric ▁lines . ▁The ▁Commun ists ' ▁sab ot age ▁efforts ▁were ▁so ▁successful ▁that ▁they ▁caused ▁back l ash ▁among ▁the ▁Malays ian ▁population , ▁who ▁gradually ▁with d rew ▁support ▁for ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁movement ▁as