One issue dealing with the war in Europe during the 40s. was the determination of Germany to fight against all odds of ever winning.
As late as Dec.1944 waffen SS commanders reported the morale among the combat units was exceptionally high.
" One word I have never learned the meaning of is the word surrender. In fact,the word was never part of my vocabulary" A.H. in a speech to the nation .Berlin, Jan 1945.
The fighting spirit even in the last days of the Reich was seen not only among the military but also the civilian population.
granted some of this was due to the simple fact that had they protested the war and the senselessness of it ,they probably would've been marched out and shot or hung.
But not if it were in the hundreds of thousands as we see going on in cairo today.
No ,the Germans fought til the end or until the leadership was dead.
You didn't see them yelling" Hell no, we won't go! ,Hell no we won't go, Hell no we won't go"
You didn't see tens of thousands marching around with peace signs ; and had they ,there would've been nothing that the gestapo could've done about it.
You didn't see Germans spitting at soldiers returning home from combat in uniform as you saw here happening.
The question is why did they fight both civilians and military down to the end ,even when it was a lost cause?
Maybe they were fighting for a cause worth fighting for!
For something bigger than themselves . Maybe they believed in loyalty no matter the cost!!
Values ,we have lost in America.
Even during the civil war there were draft riots in the north
As late as Dec.1944 waffen SS commanders reported the morale among the combat units was exceptionally high.
" One word I have never learned the meaning of is the word surrender. In fact,the word was never part of my vocabulary" A.H. in a speech to the nation .Berlin, Jan 1945.
The fighting spirit even in the last days of the Reich was seen not only among the military but also the civilian population.
granted some of this was due to the simple fact that had they protested the war and the senselessness of it ,they probably would've been marched out and shot or hung.
But not if it were in the hundreds of thousands as we see going on in cairo today.
No ,the Germans fought til the end or until the leadership was dead.
You didn't see them yelling" Hell no, we won't go! ,Hell no we won't go, Hell no we won't go"
You didn't see tens of thousands marching around with peace signs ; and had they ,there would've been nothing that the gestapo could've done about it.
You didn't see Germans spitting at soldiers returning home from combat in uniform as you saw here happening.
The question is why did they fight both civilians and military down to the end ,even when it was a lost cause?
Maybe they were fighting for a cause worth fighting for!
For something bigger than themselves . Maybe they believed in loyalty no matter the cost!!
Values ,we have lost in America.
Even during the civil war there were draft riots in the north
