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I do not subscribe to the idea the regular german army was entirely clean. And all war is dirty! Furthermore you are absolutely correct that Soviet rule was no
by clan 3y ago
I do not subscribe to the idea the regular german army was entirely clean. And all war is dirty!
Furthermore you are absolutely correct that Soviet rule was not something you'd wish for.
Waffen SS was however a truly heinous organisation. If you consider it common to join the SS I would state that it also paints a rather extreme picture of those persons.
I think it is very dangerous to apologise for SS "just because they killed Soviets".
- mantas 3y agoThe main Waffen SS and ethnic units in eastern europe were two different things. You're thinking about SS units formed in Nazi Gerrmany-proper. Ethnic units, while technically a part of Waffen SS, were quite a different story. At least up here in between Nazis and Soviuets. Recruitment was mostly about defending from Soviets. In most cases leaders were well-known figures from interwar era. And usually those leaders did a lot to make sure their units ain't used for stuff you typically think of when you hear „Waffen SS“. At the end of the war, those units were the starting point for post-WW2 anti-soviet resistance. Both people and guns/ammo.
- Pulcinella 3y ago"While technically he was a literal Nazi in the literal SS..." Buddy, think about what you are writing. You don't need to defend these people. What they did, what they were a part of, is in fact bad and they should feel bad.
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- enterprise_cog 3y agoWas wondering why you were going so hard to defend the SS and then saw you’re in Lithuania. A country that still tries to downplay/deny its role aiding the Nazis in the holocaust. Must be something in the air there.
- mantas 3y ago[flagged]
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