[CaptainD]

Yes, some men acted as true men and others follow the way of war.
War which can do the best or the worse of men.
I just want to say as "Bomber" Harris: " they sawn the wind and they reap the hurricane".
In 1914 began a process which will destroy Europe and kill millions of men and women of any age with just an interruption of 21 years.
Ironically the germans had generated their worse ennemy by sending Lenin to Russia with the result we know.
It is true that France and UK had declared war to Germany but Germany after Germany had invader Poland without declaration has did another country allied with Germany.
Germany also invaded Belgium, The netherland, Denmark, Norway, Yugoslavia, Greece and finally USSR without any declaration.
Stalin play his game by calling Soviet people to defend not the soviets but the motherland.
Soviets are not angels.
They did their part of war crimes but I think that by striking so hard Germans they not only avenge their own murdered people but also other victims of german crimes.
For exemple the GI murdered at Malmedy.
The crimes you talk about are real crimes but in no way they came from a deliberate will of allied governments.
They just are the consequence of the action of the men who began the game.

By the way I should like having some technical comments on soviets torpedo of WWII