I am not talking of the murderers and torturers. Especially the SS and any of the fanatical Nazis. They were not soldiers but murderers and I can not respect any of them. There is a clear difference between being stuck in a war and trying to survive and fight for your country and being one of the above.
I am currently reading Rising 44 and it gives a good perspective on this. I am sure I don't need to tell anyone about the atrocities committed just in Warsaw, and the rest of Poland, but the actions of most of the Germans there are just so unforgivable, unforgivable isn't a strong enough word. I don't even feel merited to talk about it because I couldn't possibly understand what it was like.
So maybe I should elaborate better, a soldier is a soldier and a murderer is a murderer. One I can respect and the other should not be given any pity. Yes, there is a difference.
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