Timo Worst
@timoworst.bsky.social
www.knittelbooks.com
Author of "Career, Crimes and Trial of SS-Sturmbannführer Gustav Knittel", "A Week of Horror in the Ardennes: an investigation into the war crimes of Schnelle Gruppe Knittel" and "The SS in the Ambléve Valley".
Author of "Career, Crimes and Trial of SS-Sturmbannführer Gustav Knittel", "A Week of Horror in the Ardennes: an investigation into the war crimes of Schnelle Gruppe Knittel" and "The SS in the Ambléve Valley".
February 15, 2026 at 12:42 PM
February 15, 2026 at 12:31 PM
February 15, 2026 at 12:31 PM
February 15, 2026 at 12:30 PM
One of the wounded members of gepanzerte Gruppe who were left behind after Peiper and his men destroyed the remaining vehicles, evacuated La Gleize, broke through the encirclement and escaped to Wanne.
February 1, 2026 at 10:08 AM
One of the wounded members of gepanzerte Gruppe who were left behind after Peiper and his men destroyed the remaining vehicles, evacuated La Gleize, broke through the encirclement and escaped to Wanne.
[1/3] Waldemar Johannes Heinrich Klockenberg was born in the village of Bad Segeberg on the 21st of November 1923 and lived in the nearby city of Lübeck when he volunteered for the Waffen-SS in February 1942. He was promoted to SS-Rottenführer on the 1st of July 1944...
February 1, 2026 at 10:01 AM
[1/3] Waldemar Johannes Heinrich Klockenberg was born in the village of Bad Segeberg on the 21st of November 1923 and lived in the nearby city of Lübeck when he volunteered for the Waffen-SS in February 1942. He was promoted to SS-Rottenführer on the 1st of July 1944...
[1/5] Leonard Pfaffhausen was born in the village of Boden im Westerwald on the 28th of February 1927 and worked as a farm hand until he was drafted into the Leibstandarte on the 24th of August 1944...
February 1, 2026 at 9:47 AM
[1/5] Leonard Pfaffhausen was born in the village of Boden im Westerwald on the 28th of February 1927 and worked as a farm hand until he was drafted into the Leibstandarte on the 24th of August 1944...
Civilians in La Gleize, shortly after the retreat of gepanzerte Gruppe Peiper.
February 1, 2026 at 9:42 AM
Civilians in La Gleize, shortly after the retreat of gepanzerte Gruppe Peiper.
Mug shot of SS-Obersturmführer Manfred Coblenz made upon his arrival in Schwäbisch Hall on the 1st of April 1946. In a poor attempt to explain why his men had murdered twenty-three civilians, Coblenz claimed that these civilians had shot at his men from the rear and killed one of his men.
January 31, 2026 at 12:39 PM
Mug shot of SS-Obersturmführer Manfred Coblenz made upon his arrival in Schwäbisch Hall on the 1st of April 1946. In a poor attempt to explain why his men had murdered twenty-three civilians, Coblenz claimed that these civilians had shot at his men from the rear and killed one of his men.
December 22, 1944: Lieutenant Frank Warnock, photographed in front of the Dejardin house shortly after capturing SS-Obersturmführer Coblenz and his men and discovering the remains of 23 murdered civilians in the garden of the Legaye house across the street - 14 of them children.
#battleofthebulge
#battleofthebulge
January 25, 2026 at 8:54 AM
December 22, 1944: Lieutenant Frank Warnock, photographed in front of the Dejardin house shortly after capturing SS-Obersturmführer Coblenz and his men and discovering the remains of 23 murdered civilians in the garden of the Legaye house across the street - 14 of them children.
#battleofthebulge
#battleofthebulge
"Why must the human race periodically go crazy?"
1st Lieutenant Frank Warnock, 117/D, to Monique Thonon, letter date the 3rd of February 1985. Eighty years after Stavelot and forty years after this letter, this is unfortunately still relevant.
#battleofthebulge #historybook #worldwartwo #worldwar2
1st Lieutenant Frank Warnock, 117/D, to Monique Thonon, letter date the 3rd of February 1985. Eighty years after Stavelot and forty years after this letter, this is unfortunately still relevant.
#battleofthebulge #historybook #worldwartwo #worldwar2
January 25, 2026 at 8:44 AM
"Why must the human race periodically go crazy?"
1st Lieutenant Frank Warnock, 117/D, to Monique Thonon, letter date the 3rd of February 1985. Eighty years after Stavelot and forty years after this letter, this is unfortunately still relevant.
#battleofthebulge #historybook #worldwartwo #worldwar2
1st Lieutenant Frank Warnock, 117/D, to Monique Thonon, letter date the 3rd of February 1985. Eighty years after Stavelot and forty years after this letter, this is unfortunately still relevant.
#battleofthebulge #historybook #worldwartwo #worldwar2
[1/3] 21-year-old André Dubois lived in Gouvy and had only come to Stavelot for the weekend to visit his grandparents Grégoire and Élisa Tombeux. André Dubois and his grandfather were two of seven men separated from the women and children by the SS and murdered with a shot in the head...
January 25, 2026 at 8:38 AM
[1/3] 21-year-old André Dubois lived in Gouvy and had only come to Stavelot for the weekend to visit his grandparents Grégoire and Élisa Tombeux. André Dubois and his grandfather were two of seven men separated from the women and children by the SS and murdered with a shot in the head...
[1/2] Lieutenant Colonel Frankland, commanding officer of the 1st Battalion, 117th US Infantry Regiment during the battle for Stavelot, photographed in the German village of Alsdorf in 1945.
January 25, 2026 at 8:02 AM
[1/2] Lieutenant Colonel Frankland, commanding officer of the 1st Battalion, 117th US Infantry Regiment during the battle for Stavelot, photographed in the German village of Alsdorf in 1945.
Jean Jacob photographed the bridge in Stavelot in January 1945. The first arch of the bridge was blown up by Lieutenant Cofer and his men, cutting off Peiper's supply route. The houses directly behind the bridge were destroyed in the ongoing American and German artillery shelling.
#battleofthebulge
#battleofthebulge
January 24, 2026 at 8:32 AM
Jean Jacob photographed the bridge in Stavelot in January 1945. The first arch of the bridge was blown up by Lieutenant Cofer and his men, cutting off Peiper's supply route. The houses directly behind the bridge were destroyed in the ongoing American and German artillery shelling.
#battleofthebulge
#battleofthebulge
On the evening of the 19th of December 1944, Lieutenant Leland E. Cofer and his men from Company ‘A’, 105th Combat Engineers Battalion blew op the Amblève River bridge in Stavelot.
#battleofthebulge
#battleofthebulge
January 24, 2026 at 8:24 AM
On the evening of the 19th of December 1944, Lieutenant Leland E. Cofer and his men from Company ‘A’, 105th Combat Engineers Battalion blew op the Amblève River bridge in Stavelot.
#battleofthebulge
#battleofthebulge
[1/2] Little Michel Nicolay, whom I knew very well, was playing in the street. One of the soldiers in the car, got up and fired at the kid with his machine gun. The child kept running but without doubt he was wounded...
January 23, 2026 at 9:16 PM
[1/2] Little Michel Nicolay, whom I knew very well, was playing in the street. One of the soldiers in the car, got up and fired at the kid with his machine gun. The child kept running but without doubt he was wounded...
È questo il fiore del partigiano
O bella ciao, bella ciao, bella ciao ciao ciao
È questo il fiore del partigiano
Morto per la libertà
This is the flower of the partisan
O bella ciao, bella ciao, bella ciao ciao ciao
This is the flower of the partisan
Who died for freedom
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O bella ciao, bella ciao, bella ciao ciao ciao
È questo il fiore del partigiano
Morto per la libertà
This is the flower of the partisan
O bella ciao, bella ciao, bella ciao ciao ciao
This is the flower of the partisan
Who died for freedom
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Bella Ciao Palermo Protest
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January 18, 2026 at 9:18 AM
È questo il fiore del partigiano
O bella ciao, bella ciao, bella ciao ciao ciao
È questo il fiore del partigiano
Morto per la libertà
This is the flower of the partisan
O bella ciao, bella ciao, bella ciao ciao ciao
This is the flower of the partisan
Who died for freedom
youtu.be/FncIPsJLm6g?...
O bella ciao, bella ciao, bella ciao ciao ciao
È questo il fiore del partigiano
Morto per la libertà
This is the flower of the partisan
O bella ciao, bella ciao, bella ciao ciao ciao
This is the flower of the partisan
Who died for freedom
youtu.be/FncIPsJLm6g?...
[1/3] SS Pioniere carry a ‘Großer Floßsack 34’ rubber raft on the banks of the Amblève River at Petit-Spay. Their attempt to construct a bridge was soon spotted by the Americans and had to be aborted due to heavy artillery shelling...
January 16, 2026 at 6:39 PM
[1/3] SS Pioniere carry a ‘Großer Floßsack 34’ rubber raft on the banks of the Amblève River at Petit-Spay. Their attempt to construct a bridge was soon spotted by the Americans and had to be aborted due to heavy artillery shelling...
Jeanne Luxen in November 1944, one month before her ordeal in the cellar of the Antoine farm. Jeanne past away last Sunday, aged 100...
January 14, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Jeanne Luxen in November 1944, one month before her ordeal in the cellar of the Antoine farm. Jeanne past away last Sunday, aged 100...
Marthe, Mariette and Jeanne Luxen photographed in 1941. In December 1944 the sisters were 21, 24 and 19 years old respectively. From the 17th of December 1944 until the 1st of January 1945, Jeanne Luxen sheltered in the Antoine farm with her sister Mariette. Jeanne died last Sunday, aged 100.
January 13, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Marthe, Mariette and Jeanne Luxen photographed in 1941. In December 1944 the sisters were 21, 24 and 19 years old respectively. From the 17th of December 1944 until the 1st of January 1945, Jeanne Luxen sheltered in the Antoine farm with her sister Mariette. Jeanne died last Sunday, aged 100.
Jeanne Luxen was 20 years old when, in December 1944, she and her sister, along with other civilians, were forced to share the cellar of the Antoine farm with Knittel and his staff. Yesterday, 11 January 2026, she passed away at the age of 100. Rest in peace, I cherish our encounters.
January 12, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Jeanne Luxen was 20 years old when, in December 1944, she and her sister, along with other civilians, were forced to share the cellar of the Antoine farm with Knittel and his staff. Yesterday, 11 January 2026, she passed away at the age of 100. Rest in peace, I cherish our encounters.
Field grave of an unidentified German soldier in Stavelot. The photograph was taken in January 1945 by Jean Jacob. According to SS-Sturmbannführer Gustav Knittel, his Schnelle Gruppe lost 60 dead, 200 wounded and 20 missing in and around the town.
#battleofthebulge #worldwartwo #ww2 #historybook
#battleofthebulge #worldwartwo #ww2 #historybook
January 11, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Field grave of an unidentified German soldier in Stavelot. The photograph was taken in January 1945 by Jean Jacob. According to SS-Sturmbannführer Gustav Knittel, his Schnelle Gruppe lost 60 dead, 200 wounded and 20 missing in and around the town.
#battleofthebulge #worldwartwo #ww2 #historybook
#battleofthebulge #worldwartwo #ww2 #historybook
19 December 2025: after the memorial mass, participants in the annual commemorations walk from the Saint-Sébastien church to the Stavelot abbey for a ceremony at the monument to 138 murdered civilians.
January 10, 2026 at 7:50 AM
19 December 2025: after the memorial mass, participants in the annual commemorations walk from the Saint-Sébastien church to the Stavelot abbey for a ceremony at the monument to 138 murdered civilians.
[1/5] It was close to 14.30hrs when Lucie Jourdan first encountered the German soldiers. The 22-year-old farmhand came walking down the main road with her fiancée, Armand Depotter. Two groups of about fifty Germans came down the road through Ster in the direction of Renardmont...
January 8, 2026 at 4:37 PM
[1/5] It was close to 14.30hrs when Lucie Jourdan first encountered the German soldiers. The 22-year-old farmhand came walking down the main road with her fiancée, Armand Depotter. Two groups of about fifty Germans came down the road through Ster in the direction of Renardmont...
The Legaye house in December 2023...
January 4, 2026 at 11:40 AM
The Legaye house in December 2023...