Upon release from prison, Peiper worked for the Porsche and Volkswagen automobile companies and later moved to France, where he worked as a freelance translator. Throughout his post-war life, Peiper was very active in the social network of ex-SS men centred upon the right-wing organisation HIAG (Mutual Aid Association of Former Members of the Waffen-SS).

In 1976, Peiper died from asphyxiation after communist arsonists discovered his identity and set his house on fire.

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  • Meltyheartlove [love/loves, comrade/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    12 hours ago

    In the US military, the idolatry of Peiper penetrated the official publications of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). In 2019, the DoD Facebook account included a colourised military photograph of Peiper in Waffen-SS uniform in an audiovisual commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the US Army fighting Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS soldiers at the Battle of the Bulge which included the Malmedy Massacre (1944) committed by Kampfgruppe Peiper.

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