05-02-08, 01:34 PM
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Ocean Warrior 
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Originally Posted by Dowly
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Originally Posted by Happy Times
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Originally Posted by Dowly
I have to say I'm quite happy about this. And I dont see anything "controversial" in it. For too long, the Wermacht has been shadowed by what the Waffen SS has done. I actually saw a doumentary on telly the other day about Finns (or Norwegians, cant remember) who lived in the towns that were in direct contact daily with the germans. And one woman said, that the soldiers of Wermacht were very nice ppl, just ordinary men who you could just chit-chat with. But she also said that the SS were a whole different bunch, a true robots with whom an ordinary civilian of the area couldnt have a chat, they just would ignore or drive the nosy civvy out.
And the story about this hero is one good example that even if a soldier fought for Germany, he wasnt a mean grinning killing-machine who breaks the legs of an baby just for amusement.
But of course, there were those who enjoyed killing and then, the SS.
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Havre to say that it is proven that Waffen-SS had many units that didnt commit a single war crime.
The Waffen-SS ideological side is often over blown and the military side forgotten.
Many things in armies today are influenced or copied from them. |
Right you are, I could have said it better. But compared to Wermacht, I'd bet that the SS was the one doing more atrocities. |
Im not sure, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_cri...Vinkt_massacre
The thing with war crimes is that they are done mostly by troops that are in the rear, occupying and possibly fighting against insurgents. Frontline and elite troops seem to commit them more rarely. Maybe they feel they are above that kind of stuff or they dont have the time.
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