• Pxtl@lemmy.caOP
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    1 year ago

    Of course. It’s very possible that as a Ukrainian being oppressed, he had good reason to sign up. And his unit was never found guilty of war-crimes.

    But he still swore an oath to Hitler. He still served the Nazis. His unit butchered Polish civilians.

    Maybe he’s a decent man, maybe he isn’t…

    But SS soldiers don’t get to be heroes, particularly not on Parliament. Them’s the breaks.

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      1 year ago

      Not found to be guilty of war crimes, but with many accusations and with a record of murdering civilians.

      Wonderful.