• mr_anny@sopuli.xyz
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    2 hours ago

    They were all conscripted and when in that kind of situation (drafted by monsters) you just do not say no. And while being there you may also do everything that is possible to make the shit little less shit.

    Should all members of WW2 wermacht be dishonored? Is that it?

    This post shows only one narrow angle an forgets what really was remarkable about these individuals.

    And no. I’m no way pro nazi or anything even remotely like that.

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      30 minutes ago

      You absolutely do not need to come to the defense of the Nazis, especially clearly high ranking ones…

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      39 minutes ago

      Adolf Heusinger was not conscripted; he joined the German Army as a volunteer in 1915 and later became a professional soldier, serving in various capacities during both World Wars. He held significant positions in the Nazi military(Operations Chief within the general staff of the High Command of the German Army from 1938 to 1944 and acting Chief of the General Staff for two weeks in 1944) before transitioning to roles in post-war Germany and NATO.

      Why are you running ridiculous (untrue) defence for Nazis?

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      2 hours ago

      They were all conscripted and when in that kind of situation (drafted by monsters) you just do not say no

      at least werner von braun was a high ranking nazi. I am not sure about the others

      And while being there you may also do everything that is possible to make the shit little less shit.

      yes, you could argue, that slaves under werner von braun had better survival chances than else where. (I am not sure if that is true though)

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        1 hour ago

        Werner bon Braun was high ranking due to his work on rocket engineering, nothing more. He joined the party due to pressure and wanting to keep doing his life’s work.

        Just read about him.

        It’s very common within certain regimes to rank individuals higher due to aspect off the ranking bracket.

        Like in the Soviet Union high ranks were all political, not skill based. That’s why Chernobyl disaster.

        Von Braun’s military rank had nothing to do with military and he ded not attend in atrocities against humanity. He was in a lab doing rocket science.