🧵This is a thread on the book Voices of the Wаffеn SS: The Assault Generation (Volume 2). This book is a collection of first hand accounts taken from different men who served in these divisions. This gives insight into aspects of daily life that get glossed over in most history books. I’ll leave the link to the PDF in the comments.
The standard of conduct for SS soldiers was much higher than what was expected of an average soldier. Punishments for them were also more severe.
These divisions initially drew from regions that had similar Nordic heavy genetics as the Germans.
Many times these divisions were cheered on by local populations as they were pushing back Soviet forces.
Men who had been associated with right wing movements were initially denied acceptance into Finnish divisions.
This attitude is regularly seen surrounding promotions within the NSDAP. If someone has proven they are capable of more, they were given the chance to grow. It wasn’t about who you knew or how long you’ve been somewhere, it was about what you can do.
These same methods of torture and execution by the Red Army has popped up in many first hand accounts and other documents.
Here is another example of woman being targeted by the first wave of Asiаn Soviet fighters.
Here is another mention of Asiаn Soviet involvement.
The Red Army was known for its brutality towards the civilian population and captured POW’s.
The hope was that Europeans would rise up and strike down the “Godless Bolshevik hordes”.
The SS never turned their back on their members, unlike the Japanese units who would turn away their own in need of assistance.
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