Peiper (English)

It is difficult for people of the twenty-first century to understand the dark period of the 1930s. Taking a look at the life of a fanatical Nazi soldier is all the more difficult since there are several gaps, in addition to time, that separate us from the period in which he became a soldier. The harshness of the times in Germany, the spirit of revenge in society, the Holocaust that has not yet taken place, a European peace that has lasted for three quarters of a century are all elements that change our perception of what Joachim Peiper might have felt when he enlisted in the SS. We invite the reader to dive into these troubled times to try understanding how war turns men into monsters, especially when the victors have written history.