This is called the Nuremberg defense bc of the famous Nazi war crimes trial. Many will still use this to excuse German armed forces even today, but it’s a myth.
While many, many German soldiers and citizens were executed during the war, not a single one was killed for refusing to participate in war crimes. Many soldiers did refuse and the consequences was shit like being assigned undesirable duties and social reprisals from the other men.
We were just following orders!
The coward’s motto.
This is called the Nuremberg defense bc of the famous Nazi war crimes trial. Many will still use this to excuse German armed forces even today, but it’s a myth.
While many, many German soldiers and citizens were executed during the war, not a single one was killed for refusing to participate in war crimes. Many soldiers did refuse and the consequences was shit like being assigned undesirable duties and social reprisals from the other men.