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Bilge_Rat · 04-22-10, 10:41 AM

It is well known Donitz was a Nazi and loyal to Hitler. He would not have received the promotions he did during the war if he was not.

That does not mean however that every Nazi/Nazi supporter supported every facet of nazi ideology, including the extermination of the Jewish people (although I seriously doubt every high ranking member of the Wehrmacht were as ignorant of the "Final Solution" during the war as they later claimed

).

Probably the best judgement on Donitz was rendered by his peers, the Allied admirals who fought against him, who were against his being tried as a war criminal since they were of the opinion that he had fought a tough, but clean naval war.

Back to the game, there has always been a dichotomy inherent in playing any type of realistic simulation. You can despise a particular regime, while still admiring their military prowess from a strictly professional viewpoint. The U.S. Army studied the German campaigns on the OstFront for years to get tips on how to beat the Soviets.

I despise both Hitler's and Stalin's regime, yet have no problem commanding German or Soviet pixeltruppen in CMBB, IL-2, SH5, et al. The purpose of a simulation for me is to recreate the what if factor, what would I do as commander in a particular situation, how could I do better than the real commander, who I command, whether Nazis, Soviets, Japanese, Americans, British, Canadians, Israelis, Syrians, Egyptians, Guerilla irregulars, et al. has little relevance, it is the intellectual challenge which is interesting.

04-22-10, 10:41 AM	#15
Bilge_Rat Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: standing watch... Posts: 3,856 Downloads: 344 Uploads: 0	It is well known Donitz was a Nazi and loyal to Hitler. He would not have received the promotions he did during the war if he was not. That does not mean however that every Nazi/Nazi supporter supported every facet of nazi ideology, including the extermination of the Jewish people (although I seriously doubt every high ranking member of the Wehrmacht were as ignorant of the "Final Solution" during the war as they later claimed ). Probably the best judgement on Donitz was rendered by his peers, the Allied admirals who fought against him, who were against his being tried as a war criminal since they were of the opinion that he had fought a tough, but clean naval war. Back to the game, there has always been a dichotomy inherent in playing any type of realistic simulation. You can despise a particular regime, while still admiring their military prowess from a strictly professional viewpoint. The U.S. Army studied the German campaigns on the OstFront for years to get tips on how to beat the Soviets. I despise both Hitler's and Stalin's regime, yet have no problem commanding German or Soviet pixeltruppen in CMBB, IL-2, SH5, et al. The purpose of a simulation for me is to recreate the what if factor, what would I do as commander in a particular situation, how could I do better than the real commander, who I command, whether Nazis, Soviets, Japanese, Americans, British, Canadians, Israelis, Syrians, Egyptians, Guerilla irregulars, et al. has little relevance, it is the intellectual challenge which is interesting. __________________