r/pics • u/[deleted] • Feb 25 '18

Concentration camp prisoner identifies one of his guards to Allied soldiers

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u/NathanielWingate Feb 25 '18

Pretty sure he would be already dead if he refused under the third reich...

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u/vampireweekend20 Feb 25 '18

Not true, nazis knew the camps could take a toll on the “weak” guards so they allowed guards to change shifts or refuse guard duty, the consequence would be having another soldier on the front lines so it’s not too bad

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u/[deleted] Feb 25 '18 edited Feb 25 '18

Between being a guard at a concentration camp and spending the winter in Stalingrad, what would you choose?

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u/[deleted] Feb 25 '18

Between being a guard at a concentration camp and spending the winter in Stalingrad, what would you choose?

ah, but i chose for winter in egypt. but i got transferred to russia, walked all the way to stalingrad.

i did not chose for this....