Not sure about that.
The climate in Germany towards war vets is kind of odd, in most cases no one wants to hear about it. I have heard regular German vets say they had a kinder more sympathetic audience in US veterans and US history buffs then they did in their home country with the younger generations raised in the 1970s and alter.
Fact is German culture is much less about bearing ones soul and sins in public then the American culture. Much more of a stiff upper lip culture.
Ultimately none of us know what was in his heart.
Yes, I understand what you are saying; yet, it is a fair assessment in view of 70 years of apparent silence. Not even a family spokesman is recorded as saying anything about his thoughts on his SS service—yet.
Of course, God knows man’s heart.