"A war based on moral superiority leaves no room for atrocities."
You would probably then be shocked about the actions of elements of the US Army in the European theatre during WWII. Surely this among all wars was ..."a war based on moral superiority" with the truly evil Nazis on the other side. Given events which occurred after June 6, 1944 the paratroopers of the 82nd and 101st had an informal 'policy' of NO prisoners from Waffen-SS units they fought - and vice versa. Any 'prisoners' taken were interrogated and eliminated, "combat deaths" on reports.
Remember - we were the good guys with loads of that 'moral superiority' that you reference...
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From the article: "24 civilians".
If this is accurate (and I have no reason at this point to believe otherwise), your comparison to Waffen-SS units is null and void. I stand by what I said.