95+% of all soldiers who were in this war did their duty with HONOR and integrity. Every country had their saddistic bastards. The sad part is that the german leadership supportd these SOBs.

The German invasion troops were welcomed by ethnic Germans in Poland. And the ethnic Germans of Poland benefited in that they were permitted to acquire Polish properties and oversee Polish nationals in running these properties. Of course, if they...

The German invasion troops were welcomed by ethnic Germans in Poland. And the ethnic Germans of Poland benefited in that they were permitted to acquire Polish properties and oversee Polish nationals in running these properties. Of course, if they didn't move west with the retreating forces in 1945, they reaped the whirlwind.

Oh, by the way - it occurs to me in view of recent comments that I may be accused of missing the "irony" somewhere. Not at all - the point about preconceptions applies equally to preconceptions along the lines that the Germans were Really Very Nice to ...

Oh, by the way - it occurs to me in view of recent comments that I may be accused of missing the "irony" somewhere. Not at all - the point about preconceptions applies equally to preconceptions along the lines that the Germans were Really Very Nice to Polish civilians at all times ... Best regards, JR.

I know it may appear a simplistic comment but - if this is "brutal mistreatment", everybody looks very happy here. In particular, the young woman on the left seems (as far as I can make out) to be smiling, and exchanging a friendly comment with the...

I know it may appear a simplistic comment but - if this is "brutal mistreatment", everybody looks very happy here. In particular, the young woman on the left seems (as far as I can make out) to be smiling, and exchanging a friendly comment with the soldier first to her left. As Kabra is, I think, suggesting, it is unhelpful to slot images such as this into rigid preconceptions. On the other hand, and by the same token, the possibility of propagandistic intent cannot be ruled out. Best regards, JR.

As we say in Brazil: the meanest blind is he who refuses to see. Open your eyes, Mr. Fuchs and face reality!

Why don't you read the caption before you make assinine comments like that, alvin fuchs. It says German women giving bread too German Soldiers. But if it were Polish women, giving bread to German soldiers, is your idiotic comment supposed to imply that ...

Why don't you read the caption before you make assinine comments like that, alvin fuchs. It says German women giving bread too German Soldiers. But if it were Polish women, giving bread to German soldiers, is your idiotic comment supposed to imply that The German soldiers brutality in Poland was exaggerated? What exactly is your remark supposed to signify? Are you next going to suggest that the holocaust was the result of a couple of officials "bad decisions" Like the Turks said of their Genocide of the Armenians!

Look at that brutal mistreatment of Polish civilians!