I understand the sentiment but most German soldiers shot by the allies were not fascists but just ordinary Germans who fought for their country patriotically without thinking about right or wrong.
I understand the sentiment but most German soldiers shot by the allies were not fascists but just ordinary Germans who fought for their country patriotically without thinking about right or wrong.
So what? It matters what they did, not why they did it. Not only were they *all* guilty, but it wasn't just the landsers and the brass, it was every German at home who paid taxes to support them.
“Patriotism ... is a superstition artificially created and maintained through a network of lies and falsehoods; a superstition that robs man of his self-respect and dignity, and increases his arrogance and conceit.” -- Emma Goldman
The US arrived more than two years late to the war, did less than everyone else, and claimed to have won the war. Just as Russia did.
Canada 🇨🇦 served with great honour and distinction.