I guess this article blows the commonly heard statement about black troops during WWII...The Germans treated the black US POW's better than the white US troops treated the black US troops.
It must have really pissed off the SS to see the “Untermench” (spelling?) were defeating them. That would explain the torture.
I've heard the discussions about descriptions of Jesus having a swarthy complexion and hair like lamb's wool. If He isn't, but has a sense of humor, that's what the Nazis saw at the Gates of Heaven as they stopped to pick up directions to Hell.