Sure, there's always an asterisk when the dead guy is an SS man. That was different. But they're still dead.
Thank you for pointing that out. It's important to remember that these, for the most part, aren't high ranking Nazi's or SS Death Camp guards, the majority of the German POW's were simply rank and file soldiers drafted into the German army by Hitler when he began his conquest of Europe. Keep in mind that these soldiers also, when given the chance, laid down their arms and surrendered to Allied troops. Therank and file German soldiers weren't terrorists blowing up schools or cutting off peoples heads, they were regular soldiers fighting on conventional battlefields according to the rules and laws of war. I wouldn't say that they deserve our respect (they did fight for Hitler after all), but they certainly don't deserve our derision.
And in death, all soldiers are equal. There is a certain honor in giving up your life for your homeland, no matter which country or which side you fought for, and that honor should be remembered from time to time.