EPTOn March 21 2012 13:19 noD wrote:
Those nazi guys probably didn't even know what they were doing (the lower ranked ones ofc. ..)
Can't see a good point for them to be punished almost dying of eldery ...
Those nazi guys probably didn't even know what they were doing (the lower ranked ones ofc. ..)
Can't see a good point for them to be punished almost dying of eldery ...
I've a hard time believing such a thing. Seems like you'd really have to be burying your head in the sand to not catch wind of such huge numbers of people being interred into camps and those camps always having room for more. I'm sure there were at least whispers or rumors that managed to reach the ears of every Nazi soldier. They had to have at least some idea.
It's really a mixed bag with whether or not it's worth it to go after the average soldier after so much time. Certainly the ones who played more than a passing role merit trial (e.g. Mengele), but an average guard who's on the verge of death (as would be the case for essentially every WWII soldier by this point given the 70 year gap) is not so clear cut.
