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re: When did the German soldiers of WWII realize they were the 'bad guys'?
Posted on 7/18/17 at 2:49 pm to Undertow
Posted on 7/18/17 at 2:49 pm to Undertow
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I know the average soldier was probably a normal guy just fighting for his country and not necessarily bad but at what point did the rank and file realize that their leaders were evil?
Well, many of the nazi soldiers had no choice but to do what they did. It was either do what they were told or they would be killed so I am sure there were many who didn't agree with what Hitler was trying to do and realized they were fighting against forces trying to stop them,
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Posted on 7/18/17 at 2:59 pm to OweO
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Well, many of the nazi soldiers had no choice but to do what they did. It was either do what they were told or they would be killed so I am sure there were many who didn't agree with what Hitler was trying to do and realized they were fighting against forces trying to stop them,
Depends on what you're talking about. Political dissent and shirking the normal duties of a soldier were harshly punished. But extensive research has never uncovered any evidence of punishment for refusal to participate in atrocities. Those who were not up to it-and there were some-were simply assigned other duties. The killing squads were manned by willing participants.
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