96 US military members who were executed in Europe during WW2 for rape and or murder. Buried in unmarked graves in a French graveyard, with only a number on their headstones. More info in comments
96 US military members who were executed in Europe during WW2 for rape and or murder. Buried in unmarked graves in a French graveyard, with only a number on their headstones.
Not all the men who served in the US military in WW2 were heroes. Some of them were hardened criminals who were convicted in a court, and the judge gave them the choice " Join the army or go to jail ". Others were drunks or those who wanted to get away from a messy marriage or debts.
During the course of the war, the US military executed 161 men, mostly for rape, and or murder. Some took place in the US, some in Britain and in the case that I am about to outline, in Europe, after the D Day landings.
Each case was investigated, a courts marshal trial was conducted and a verdict of guilty was returned. The order of execution was approved by either General Eisenhower or in some cases by the Commanding General of that theatre of the war.
Now to the hidden part. All of the 96 men were buried at the same place, a French civilian graveyard. All of the graves have only a number, from 1 to 96 on the headstones. No names, no unit, no serial number. Each of them had been hung, by a US army executioner, ( who lied to get the job by saying that he had been the State executioner in Georgia ) who botched quite a few of the hangings because he was drunk.
No body else wanted the job so he stayed in the job until the end of the war.
These men were hidden by the US military.
The reason ? Their victims were civilians, and that was hushed up
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