[blau993]

That yes, he was a guard, but no he was not a bad guy.

Or as the Israelis put it, "So, he was Ivan the Not Quite So Terrible."

[shalom aleichem]

A topical movie about contemporary German attitudes is “The Reader” featuring Kate Winslet and Ralph Finnes.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0976051/

Re your comments, it brings to mind Sgt. Schultz of Hogan’s Hero’s fame (”I know nuzzink”)