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OK, but let's consider the possibility that perhaps he had no choice. Even if he was privy to what was going on, and if he refused his post, it is highly likely that he would have been shot. I have no doubt that sort of thing happened quite often, it was just the way the Nazi's operated. It's possible that he was able to do his job and still maintain some sort of clean conscience by way of lesser evil. Yes he helped the Nazi's, but perhaps in not having a choice, he was as passive as possible towards the prisoners.
Also consider that his job was no different than some Americans. I'm certain that there were some guards here in the states at POW camps whose orders were to shoot escaping prisoners and train dogs. I'd hardly call his post a "war crime" based on this alone. If there is a true war crime by this person, then I'd like to think that the US is going to try him on provable facts and not generalized descriptions.
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