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Joachim Peiper - History is always written by the...
History is always written by the victor and histories of the vanquished belong to a shrinking circle of those who were there. (Joachim Peiper)

History is always written by the victor and histories of the vanquished belong to a shrinking circle of those who were there.

Joachim Peiper

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