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Originally Posted by Chock
Many noted Allied leaders came forward at the end of the Second World War to speak up for Kriegsmarine officers and men who were under the threat of being charged with war cimes, in fact, Admiral Karl Donitz himself was not prosecuted because of testimonials from many Allied commanders who stepped up in defence of him. The same cannot be said for the Luftwaffe's Herman Goering.
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Well not to nitpick too much, but he was prosecuted and convicted, except on a much lighter charge than the others. :p
Also, while I don't agree that German armed forces always deserve some sort of forgiveness, but... step into their shoes for a moment. If you're a young German man in 1939 or even 1944, would you really become a deserter, a criminal, and all those other nasty things instead of doing what any patriotic man would consider their duty?