Saying that all german soldiers were fighting for the political belif of the NS party, or that all confederate soldiers were fighting for slavery is no diffrent than saying that all US soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan are republicans who voted for and fully belive in George Bush.
There is such a concept as fighting for your nation, and not their leaders.
I doubt the common russian soldiers who had the nkvd behind him and the germans infront of him, would call himself a communist (unless asked by his leader).
Furthermore, as ive said before, the victor writes the history books, and Germany and the german people have truly been shat on by the world since ww2. The germans of today are still paying tribute to israel for something that their ancestors did.
If my father murders someone, should i go to prison because of what he did?
I know the american mentality, and this post wont change it. But if for one moment you could try to imagine that there is no one true truth, but rather countless versions of how events took place.
Innocent jews slaughterd in a camp, or enemies of the people being concetrated in one area to avoid dissident?
Liberation of frace or an attack on vichy?
Weapons of mass destruction, or maintaining good relations with israel?
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