[fso301]

I came across this article and images reportedly a translation of the interrogation report of a captured SS staff officer from the 17th SS division who was captured circa 11/44 and describes his experience at Normandy.

If I received it via anonymous email, I'd say it was a hoax. The text has that certain "feel" to it one notices in anonymous email stories. However, BI claims it's authentic. Any comments?

http://www.businessinsider.com/never-before-seen-document-reveals-nazi-soldiers-struggle-2014-7

[colorado tanker]

The account does track with the 17th's experience in Normandy. It was badly mauled in the bocage fighting and smashed in Cobra, which coincides with the account of bombardment on 26th July (maybe a day off). The remnants were mauled again in the battle for the Falaise Pocket.

I don't feel sorry for this officer. Soldiers in this division committed war crimes in Normandy, killing the occupants of an aid station and massacring and burning the village of Graignes.