AX11Liveact
AX11Liveact t1_ixb77cg wrote
Reply to comment by Bodark43 in My grandpa being the decorated in 1942 for saving what was left of the cruiser Trento’s crew the, sunk during the allied operation Harpoon. He was a machinist engineer. Later half of his family would sadly be executed by the Germans for harboring fugitives destined to concentration camps. by LUNA_FOOD
You could say the same about 90% of all card carrying NSDAP members. Actually most of them would describe themselves like that after 1945. And "just following orders", of course.
AX11Liveact t1_ixdgljj wrote
Reply to comment by Bodark43 in My grandpa being the decorated in 1942 for saving what was left of the cruiser Trento’s crew the, sunk during the allied operation Harpoon. He was a machinist engineer. Later half of his family would sadly be executed by the Germans for harboring fugitives destined to concentration camps. by LUNA_FOOD
You know, I am old enough and live in the right place to have actually known a couple of them. I know quite well what they said when they weren't avoiding talking about "back then".