[Old Teufel Hunden]

" Being drafted into the Waffen SS didn’t make you a Nazi."

From the article you posted:

"He said he volunteered mainly to “get away. From constrictions, from the family. I wanted to put an end to all that, and so I volunteered."

In his own words, he volunteered for subs, then when he couldn't get that he volunteered for the Waffen SS. He wasn't drafted, he had a choice. He wanted to be there. The Waffen SS hunted down Jews for extermination. He can deny things all he wants, just like the rest of them deny it. If he was in the Waffen SS he was a good little German following the party line...

[vladimir998]

He volunteered for subs (at age 15). He was first conscripted into the labor corps. Then he was drafted into the Waffen ss. Check his autobiography. He’s clear on that point.

“It happened as it did to many of my age. We were in the labour service and all at once, a year later, the call-up notice lay on the table. And only when I got to Dresden did I learn it was the Waffen SS.” http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4785851.stm

Also, if you read what I posted you would see that you are misreading what is there. He never said he volunteered for the SS. He’s talking about two different things. I could see why you would be confused.