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Scharff is normally described as a Luftwaffe interrogator, which not only tells you "this guy was active somewhere between 1933 and 1945", but also "immediately
by blattimwind 8y ago
Scharff is normally described as a Luftwaffe interrogator, which not only tells you "this guy was active somewhere between 1933 and 1945", but also "immediately emphasizes the contrast between "the value of kindness" and the culture brutality that would have been all around him" and even in which part of the military forces he worked, which is even more valuable (i.e. Luftwaffe, not SS or Gestapo). Finally it does imply NSDAP membership, and indeed Scharff was never a party member and is unlikely to be a Nazi of conviction.
- mikeash 8y ago“Luftwaffe” is also the name of the modern German Air Force created in 1956. If in fact that term conveys the correct time period to the reader, it is only by luck and ignorance.
- wongarsu 8y agoWhile "Luftwaffe" alone does not reveal much about the timeframe, "Luftwaffe interrogator" gives a strong clue. The need for air force interrogators likely decreased a lot since WWII for a country like Germany
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