Do you think war “set some of them straight”?
No. Daddy said that most of them washed out before basic
training was over. No one harassed them. This was not the
norm back then. Daddy NEVER expressed any contempt for
ANYBODY - except the Nazi officers. He felt sorry for the
ordinary conscripted German soldier. Said they did not want
to be there; but if they refused to “Heil Hitler” and go
where sent, they would be shot by the Nazis. - He always
said, “War is HELL!” It is.