Peiper ordered the five shot on 28 May 1944 and had the other young recruits marched past the corpses; but the executions actually had a negative impact on the morale of the regiment.
Peiper memerintahkan lima orang tersebut ditembak 28 Mei 1944 dan prajurit muda lainnya berjalan berbaris di atasnya, namun eksekusi ini malah berdampak negatif terhadap moral resimen.