Battle of Dunkirk
The Le Paradis massacre was a war crime committed by members of the 14th Company, SS Division Totenkopf, under the command of "Hauptsturmführer" Fritz Knöchlein. It took place on 27 May 1940, during the Battle of France, at a time when troops of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) were attempting to retreat through the Pas-de-Calais region during the Battle of Dunkirk.