Hitlers Army?

Question

Was Hitlers army an army of evil or were they just midunderstood??

Answer 1

I think they were misunderstood. Your going to get negative feedback on this one!

Answer 2

I guess that depends on the perspective - from a Jewish perspective, for example, especially someone who lost a relative at one of the death camps, Hitler's army was definitely evil. From a German citizen's perspective at the time, they could have been construed as just misunderstood. After all, the argument goes, those troops were "just following orders."

For myself, Hitler's army (and Hitler himself) were among the most evil creatures on the planet. But, that's just my opinion - you may get other answers which will say the exact opposite.

Bob

Answer 3

I think there were both types in Hitler's army like in everything we do. Some thought they were doing what was best for their country & they misunderstood what was happening but we did not misunderstand what evil they did. Some joined to dominate & kill people who were in a weaker state than them. Evil lurks in many hearts but few embrace it as much as the Nazis embraced evil.

Answer 4

that question is merely too perplexing to answer, a lot of Hitlers senior government officers have been the two as in charge and helped him get to capacity. a lot of them acted on my own in the pillage and rape of Europe. With little or no orders from Hitler. some have been even charged for stealing from the the third Reich and not following desirable protocol. there have been a great form of officers that have been as to blame for the atrocities. Hitler surrounded himself with contributors of the occasion that had comparable ideals.

Answer 5

Well according to every movie i've ever seen they're EVIL!!

But seriously, I think Hitler was evil. His army was more of a range.

Answer 6

Wow. What are you learning in school these days? Rewritten history? Hitler was an evil man. There is not enough time nor space here to tell you how evil he was. He was also a coward and extremely paranoid. What he did was appalling to say the least. Google the Holocaust, Auschwitz, Dachau, Belsen, Buchenwald, Gestapo..you get the idea. See for yourself if he was misunderstood or not.

Answer 7

Hitler was the EVIL driving force behind his troops. His army wasn't evil; but when a military force has a leader that is that evil and has that much power; you have to follow your commander.

I have more on this topic but I know that if I put it here, I'll get e-mail bombed...

But yea it was hitler that was evil, not his army.

Answer 8

Misunderstood, my relatives fought in the nazi army, you have to keep in mind that most if not all civilians and soldiers weren't informed of the concentration camps, yes they were anti sematic but never thought such a thing was going on. Many were drafted in the army, anyone who could carry a rifle and i mean that, the hilter youth was in full combat in the battle of Berlin, most of the time you would see a dead boy, or a 50 year old man late in the war cause thats all they had. Propaganda is a powerful tool.

Answer 9

They were filled with false hope like our military is today on the So Called War On Terror and Iraq. Hitlers soilders, like ours of today never really got a break from the fighting, and after a while they are not as effective as one would wish for. They lose their edge so to speak. It is showing in the reaction of some of our military with them not believing that what they are fighting for is real anymore, and it is just for big business, and big oil. They are losing faith with the commander and chief and the lies and way he does things.

Answer 10

Misunderstood. You have to remember that people back then followed their leaders even more blindly than they do today. Also, Hitler had strict procedures for people who question him so not so many of his soldiers would; they just go about doing what they thought was best for their Fatherland.

Also, think of it in this context: Today's Bush administration and what's going on in Iraq. There are some who are for the war, and those who are against it. Same thing in Germany back then. There were some Germans who were very strong for Hitler's "extermination of Jews" and there were some who were equally strong opposing it.

Answer 11

Many of the top generals were evil. Some high ranking German officers like Rommel came to their senses. Rommel was forced to drink poison to save his family when his plot to kill hitler failed. Many soldiers did blindly follow orders. The Nuremberg trials made it clear that just blindly following orders was not enough of an excuse to allow atrocities to occur. Even in the U.S. Armed Forces it's best to first follow the order, to protect yourself from prosecution arising from failing to obey an order from an officer, than report the matter to a higher ranking officer that you were ordered to do something bad, but that you obeyed the order.