Being in occupied territory also meant that the Germans had a huge supply of slave labor from Belgians and Frenchmen, which they weren't shy about using.[1] Ev

Being in occupied territory also meant that the Germans had a huge supply of slave labor from Belgians and Frenchmen, which they weren't shy about using.[1] Even to the extent that the Entente occupied hostile territory (which was much rarer), they had a much greater respect for human rights. The British, French and Americans had strong liberal democratic traditions, whereas Germany was a highly autocratic and militaristic society verging on totalitarianism by the time the war started. [1] https://www.americanheritage.com/belgians-deported-slave-labor-camps https://www.americanheritage.com/belgians-deported-slave-lab...