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Udavu

1 month ago

Especially the Nazis considered certain groups, such as Jews and Slavs, to be inferior and justified their murder, regardless of their status as prisoners.
Soldiers of the Allies were often regarded as a threat to the Nazi ideology, which led to their murder.
There was the fear that trapped soldiers could pass on information about military movements or strategies.
The killing of trapped soldiers was sometimes considered a means to break the morality of the enemy.
In some cases, prisoners were shot as a retaliation for the killing of their own troops or for military failure.

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