[RC one]

I’m afraid that after those two world wars, the German gene pool may have been largely purged of its warrior genes. the modern seems much more inclined to submission than the Germans our grandfathers fought. and killed. It may be just as well to be truthful.

[Garth Tater]

I’m afraid that after those two world wars, the German gene pool may have been largely purged of its warrior genes.

It's not only genes. Testosterone levels have dropped 30% in the last 30 years and more than 40% in the last 70 years. A 35 year old man today has the testosterone level that a 65 year man had a generation ago. We should not be expecting much of the current generation - German or American.

If the decline continues at it's current rate of ~1% per year we will soon have no men.

The normal range of testosterone is reported as 350- 1200ng/dl. Studies in the 1940's showed the average testosterone level to be at 700 ng/dl, 300 ng/dl higher than for men today. In the past, a drop in testosterone levels to 250 ng/dl was rarely reported before men were 80 years of age. Yet today, it is not an uncommon value for middle aged men!