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Originally Posted by Zeld2.0
As for German soldiers... there is a pretty fine line between German soldiers and Nazi's, and in that case, war criminals
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Yep, fighting for your country and beliving in your leader no matter what reasons he gave for the war are still virtues to most americans.
It was the same spirt the made most german soldiers fights, they thought they fight against comunism was a just one...
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Originally Posted by Zeld2.0
Van Braun was forced into the Nazi Party, built the V1 and V2 weapons, and yet he and his crew came to the U.S. and provided a great boost to our own space program and NASA (he designed the Saturn V and finally fulfilled his dream of bringing men to the Moon).
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He was not the only Nazi who worked for the US after the war
Remember the "
Butcher of Lyon"?
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Originally Posted by Zeld2.0
Rommel was a general of Germany and yet he's not remembered as a Nazi and instead is respescted by everyone as a soldier who served his country and was forced to commit suicide by the leaders.
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he was also involved in the
resistance movement, which also adds to his "brave" reputation.