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Originally Posted by August
Sure there is.
Would those Russian soldiers have been able to rape all those German women if the nazis hadn't started the war?
Would those Russian soldiers have been given such free reign by their command if the Germans hadn't acted even more beastly when they were the victors?
Unless the answers to both questions is no then yes the nazis were partially responsible. Before you loose your mind though just remember that this does not mitigate the Russians guilt at all.
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Exactly. The Soviet forces committed atrocities, and should clearly bear responsibility for them - but so should the German military, who created the conditions under which such behaviour was entirely predictable.