Don't fall into that DU trap. Anyone of his age in Germany was required to serve. Only the historically challenged equate German soldiers with Nazi's (I'm not saying you are). The true Nazi's never faced their enemy.
Actually, I'm a historian, so a lot of this is familiar. Many did manage not to be enrolled in the Youth.
I just think there is great hypocrisy in not even allowing a discussion of this matter. Anyone with any concerns are shut down. Not an open exchange of opinion.
Nazis were anti Catholic and anti religion. This is why many Catholics hated Hitler. The "middle road" between communism and capitalism had the exact same policies as communism. But it's okay to ignore the Jews and Catholics murdered in Communist countries.
For the DU to jump up and down and say how horrible ignores the outpouring of love the left had for mercy killing of the unfortunates, which has so much similarity to whom they say that they hate most is just too much to listen to. They are free to display their own historical ignorance. Or should I say hysterical ignorance.
By becoming a Catholic priest, Pope Benedict was giving a very special good bye and don't come back wave to the Nazis and the Communists.