Jochen Peiper vs Lavr Kornilov

On December 17, 1944, during the Battle of the Bulge, Peiper's Kampfgruppe killed approximately 84 American prisoners of war near Malmedy, Belgium. This war crime became a major issue at the post-war Dachau trials.

Peiper was tried by a U.S. military tribunal at Dachau for the Malmedy Massacre. He was sentenced to death, but the sentence was later commuted to life imprisonment amid allegations of coerced confessions.

After serving nearly 10 years, Peiper was released from Landsberg Prison following a parole decision. He later worked for Porsche and lived in France under an assumed identity.

Peiper was killed in a fire at his home in Traves, France, on July 14, 1976. The attack was claimed by anti-fascist groups, though the exact perpetrators remain disputed.

General Kornilov, as Commander-in-Chief, marched troops toward Petrograd in an attempt to seize power from the Provisional Government. The coup failed due to lack of support and resistance from workers and soldiers. Kornilov was arrested and imprisoned.

After escaping from prison, Kornilov became the commander of the Volunteer Army, the core of the White forces in southern Russia. He led the First Kuban Campaign, a strategic retreat through hostile territory, but was killed by a shell in April 1918.

Kornilov was killed by a direct hit from a Bolshevik shell while besieging Yekaterinodar. His death was a severe blow to the White movement. The Bolsheviks exhumed his body and publicly displayed it before burning it.