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It was not us! It was the SS!

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Victor Khomenko

We are all familiar with that popular sentiment - that all the atrocities against the Jews and the population were committed by the SS, and the Wehrmacht soldiers had nothing to do with it.

Michael Verhoeven's film "The Unknown Soldier" ("Der unbekannte Soldat") attempts to blow a hole in this argument by providing the documents and testimonials.

One interesting fact is that in all German court marshal documents there is no single example of an officer or soldier prosecuted for refusing the extermination orders. The names of some of the brave officers are mentioned in the film. As we know, one popular excuse for taking part in the executions was the fear of military justice.

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RE: It was not us! It was the SS! - RGA 18:54:16 04/08/15 (0)
Get information from History books not movies or documentaries.

Christopher R. Browning should be first or near first on the list of authors on the topic of the holocaust and ordinary Germans' involvement.
- http://www.amazon.com/Ordinary-Men-Reserve-Battalion-Solutio (Open in New Window)
At the same time? Not fair to call every SS member to the carpet. - David S. 16:31:45 03/31/15 (1)
HORRIBLE time in our history.

You'd say that many Germans would claim that it was only the SS.

Not sure that would be true, but I'd say that even many SS (at least from the Panzer Brigades) weren't even involved with the (yes, I'll not only SAY it, but ACKNOWLEDGE it) Holocaust.

My direct family was in the USA, and I have a stahlhelm that my uncle brought back from the war - properly stencilled "Fw. Holbaum /4."

Certainly won't say every German was innocent, but I'd also say that more than a few SS were simply soldiers.
- That is besides the point - Victor Khomenko 17:09:32 03/31/15 (0)
  Please read again what I said.
an outstanding documentary - mbnx01 09:25:15 03/31/15 (0)
Highly recommended.

"Familiarity breeds contempt, and children."

-Mark Twain

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