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To: Chainmail

Just like any Army or fighting force, there are exceptions to every rule. The German army was NOT a legion of butchers – many German servicemen were NOT Nazi party members. Many units fought with distinction and valor. There were some units – even in the American military – that did not. You mentioned the Bulge – the green, poorly trained US troops were RAN OVER in the initial stages of the German assault – it was not because of cowardice on their part – they were utterly unprepared. However, the professional Heer troops many times fought with honor. There were atrocities on all sides, and thank God the allies prevailed. Your abject hatred of all things German clouds your selective “facts”.


58 posted on 02/02/2013 12:54:41 AM PST by Nathaniel (- A Man Without A Cross -)
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To: Nathaniel
I don't have an abject hatred of "all things German" but don't have blinders on about what they really did from 1933-45. The Wehrmacht and the Luftwaffe and the Kriegsmarine had some fine individuals and some innocents but they carried out the objectives of the perverted Nazi Party which included polices of attacking unarmed noncombatants, the destruction of cities, sinking vessels without warning or provision for the survivor's rescue, and supporting the roundup of civilians for execution for reprisals.

I would agree with you that today's Germany is not anything like the Germany back then but it is wrong to say that the German armed forces of WWII did anything but support the inhuman objectives of the Nazis. The sole exception was Oberst Von Stauffenberg and his conspirators but it was too little and too late.

However, I completely agree with your comments about the Glock: it's plastic, it's trendy, but it isn't a 1911A1. I carried the .45 in combat as a backup to my M-14 and it always worked perfectly in all conditions. When your life depends on it, never go for the least-bidder weapon.

59 posted on 02/02/2013 4:55:41 AM PST by Chainmail (A simple rule of life: if you can be blamed, you're responsible.)
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