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Originally Posted by P_Funk
Hitler might have been bad but the vast majority of the people fighting for Germany weren't particularly different from anyone else.
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And isn't that the whole point?
The vast majority of Germans in WW2 had as much choice about wether to fight or not as our guys (probably less)Yes Germany did some terrible things, but to blame the whole of Germany and it's millitary for them is completely wrong. As P Funk says, the U Boat crews were about as far removed from the Nazi ideals as you can get.
I'm glad that they didn't succeed, but I'm also able to see that facing certain death as well as being sent on suicide missions (Ramming ships on D - Day for Christ's sake!) took a certain amount of bravery - the like of which I'm never likely to show/need.
And I acknowledge that bravery.