We would have shot our own officers if they ordered such a thing.
Generally that’s the difference with our soldiers and Europeans.
We did similar atrocities, war brings out the worst in people, not the best. I served with many of the WW II guys, they told me that a lot of bad s#!t happened in WW II and Korea. As the population grows and moves beyond the WW II years, that village may end up as a condo complex. All that is needed is for someone to offer enough $$$$ to the politicians to allow the purchase and make the change. Politicians can change history, and they often do.