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TIL: Joachim Peiper, started in Hitler's Youth then became leader of the SS where he encouraged war crimes. After the war he remained a nazi, helped suppress war data, and worked at Porsche as a manager for years due to Ferry Porsch being his friend. He then taught car salesman at Volkswagen.

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