Hitler's Army: Soldiers, Nazis, And War In The ... ❲SECURE❳

: Through propaganda and indoctrination, soldiers came to view the war as a crusade of "Western civilization" against "subhuman" Bolsheviks and Jews. Critical Takeaways for Readers

: The book uses personal letters and diaries to show that average soldiers, not just elite SS units, were deeply involved in war crimes . Hitler's Army: Soldiers, Nazis, and War in the ...

: Traditional military cohesion usually relies on small groups of comrades. On the Eastern Front, high casualty rates constantly broke these groups , leaving Nazi ideology as the primary remaining bond for the soldiers. : Through propaganda and indoctrination, soldiers came to

: The Wehrmacht maintained order through draconian punishments, executing approximately 15,000 of its own soldiers for minor infractions. This internal brutality mirrored and encouraged the external atrocities committed against civilians. : Through propaganda and indoctrination