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Episode 99 - Only days after the D-Day invasion 18 Canadians were taken as prisoners of war by the fanatical nazis in the 12 SS Panzer Division. The were led back to Abbaye d'Aredene in Saint-Germain-la-Blanche-Herbe, France, a complex of structures that have stood since 1766. Over two days, June 7 and 8, 1944, 18 Canadian POW's, belonging to the North Nova Scotia Highlanders and the Sherbrooke Fusiliers \xa0were murdered by men reporting to Waffen-SS Brigadef\xfchrer Kurt "Panzer" Meyer, who was later charged and convicted of war crimes for his hand in these and other murders of Canadian POWs at the hands of his troops.\n\nSources:[Ardenne Abbey massacre - Wikipedia][Abbaye d\u2019Ardenne - Veterans Affairs Canada][12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend - Wikipedia][(PDF) Kurt Meyer on Trial: A Documentary Record][D-Day veteran\u2019s harrowing tale of advancing deep behind Nazi lines - YouTube][WarHistoryOnline \xa0- The Ardenne Abbey Massacre][The 1942 Dieppe Raid - Veterans Affairs Canada][WarMuseum.ca \xa0- A Chronology of Canadian Military History - Canada at D-Day, 1944][Grenadiers: The Story of Waffen SS General Kurt \u201cPanzer\u201d Meyer][The 12th SS by Hubert Meyer][World War II: 12th SS Hitlerjugend Panzer Division Fought in Normandy][Guerres et violences \xe0 l\u2019abbaye d\u2019Ardenne]\nSupport the show: https://www.patreon.com/darkpoutine\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices