re: When did the German soldiers of WWII realize they were the 'bad guys'?

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Keep in mind allies kept food blockade for nine months after Germany surrendered.

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Just so that they could maintain leverage during the proceedings.

The fact is that war has innumerable cruelties and the typical soldier is not in charge of the decisions nor is he permitted to question the leadership policies. Particularly in that day and age most had absolutely no knowledge of the bigger picture to even do so. Lest we not forget that most Americans at that time had absolutely no idea what life was like under the Soviet regime and were very much of the belief that the Soviets were a friendly regime, as American wartime propaganda depicted them.