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Old 06-12-17, 04:37 AM   #10
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^ Thanks August.

Sorry for OT, maybe better in another thread.
I admit I was not exact, Razoleg's signature is not wrong. Of course there was "Nazi" personnell plus Gestapo and their families on the Gustloff, and the ship was also armed, if poorly. As Aktbby said it was not running under a red cross, thus following international conduct of war and treaties. Marinesko did nothing wrong, the Gustloff was a legitimate target, and sinking it was not a war crime.
The thing i do not like is that the signature looks as if there had been only military "Nazi" personnell aboard. There were also around 8000 to 9000 other civilians, an estimated 5000 of them being children. Of course by war propaganda all germans are "Nazis".
So the hero sank "Nazis". Nothing more to think about?
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