fe ▁was ▁ordered ▁to ▁begin ▁operations ▁against ▁the ▁Ma quis ▁( r ural ▁guer illas ▁who ▁- ▁according ▁to ▁German ▁intelligence ▁reports ▁- ▁were ▁active ▁in ▁the ▁southern ▁u pl ands ▁of ▁central ▁France ). ▁On ▁ 9 ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁he ▁was ▁captured ▁ ▁east ▁of ▁Saint - L éon ard - de - N ob lat ▁by ▁a ▁group ▁led ▁by ▁a ▁Serge ant ▁Jean ▁Can ou ▁from ▁Colonel ▁Georges ▁Gu ing ou in ' s ▁Brigade , ▁a ▁group ▁in ▁the ▁Ma quis ▁du ▁Lim ousin . ▁Can ou ▁handed ▁him ▁over ▁to ▁Gu ing ou in . ▁The ▁following ▁day ▁K ämp fe ▁was ▁executed ▁on ▁the ▁orders ▁of ▁Gu ing ou in ▁or ▁killed ▁during ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁escape .< ref > G uy ▁P ena ud , ▁La ▁Das ▁Reich , ▁p . 2 6 4 </ ref > ▁His ▁body ▁was ▁then ▁burn ed ▁( although ▁some ▁reports ▁say ▁he ▁was ▁burn ed ▁alive ). ▁ ▁When ▁it ▁was ▁discovered ▁that ▁the ▁highly ▁decor ated ▁officer ▁had ▁been ▁kid n apped , ▁troops ▁from ▁the ▁Das ▁Reich ▁division ▁and ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Mil ice ▁began ▁a ▁brut al ▁search ▁of ▁the ▁surrounding ▁area ▁for ▁K ämp fe . ▁Two ▁local ▁men ▁were ▁shot ▁dead ▁ ▁east ▁of ▁Saint - L éon ard - de - N ob lat . ▁Later ▁that ▁day ▁the ▁mass acre ▁at ▁Or ad our - sur - G lane ▁was ▁committed ▁by ▁troops ▁from ▁the ▁ 1