Books photos about executed POWS June 1944

[Crewman]

Originally posted by Vets_Dottir I'm looking for books about the Canadian POWS who were executed by the 12th SS Panzer Div June 8, 1944.

Hello,

Various aspects of the rules of war violations in Normandy, also the case you mentioned, are described in Tony Foster's book under the title of "Meeting of Generals". The book is written by the son of Maj.-Gen. Harry W. Foster, ex-GOC of the Canadian 4th Armoured Division. Foster mentions the cases of executing the POWs by both fighting sides. From your point of view the most interesting may be the fact that after the war Maj.-Gen. Harry W. Foster had been ordered to act as president of a courtmartial assembled to hear evidence against SS-Brigadeführer Kurt Meyer.


Best regards

Crewman



PS. Full description of mentioned book:

Tony Foster
Meeting of Generals
Authors Choice Press Inc., Lincoln 1986
ISBN 0-595-13750-4