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- After the war, Mohnke was accused of war crimes. It is believed that it was he who ordered the Malmedy Massacre, in which at least 68 US POWs were shot and killed in cold blood. He was also accused of killing Canadian and British POWs. He was investigated for the crimes but never charged because they could not find sufficient evidence.
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Wilhelm Mohnke was a Nazi soldier infamous for being an original member of the SS Staff Guard, which was formed specifically to guard Hitler. He quickly rose in rank and was a key figure in many battles in France, Balkans, and Poland.
After recovering, Wilhelm Mohnke was appointed commander of the Berlin Central Defence Area Z on 23 April 1945. He led a small battle group, Kampfgruppe Mohnke, which consisted of 2,000 men from various Leibstandarte guards of the Reich Chancellery.
SS-Obersturmbannführer Mohnke continues to be handicapped to this day by a severe leg wound he sustained during the Greek campaign. Despite this physical hindrance he remains a persistent example to his men in combat.
May 5, 2003 · One account from an English member of the 2nd Royal Warwickshire Regiment who was captured at Wormhoudt by Leibstandarte troops explained how he was shot in the shoulder by an SS military policemen and feigned death to escape the massacre that took place.
Wilhelm firmly believes he is bound by honor to fight as a soldier for his home country. Consequently, he is determined to do what he considers his duty as a Wehrmacht officer commanding an infantry platoon and he executes a prisoner in accordance with the Commissar Order.
Wilhelm Mohnke (1911 in Lübeck – 2001 in Damp near Eckernförde) was a German SS Military officer of the Waffen-SS with the rank of SS-Brigadeführer (equivalent to Brigadier). He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross for service in the German retreat from France in 1944.
Mohnke led the LSSAH throughout Wacht am Rhine, and was promoted to SS-Brigadeführer on 30 January 1945. SS-Brigadeführer Mohnke was forced to relinquish command a short while later as he was again injured in a air raid; this time suffering ear damage.
