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In reply to the discussion: More Russian war crimes. Little girls raped. [View all]Dan
(5,298 posts)But WWII was a dirty, nasty, genocidal, ugly conflict with no safe zones.
Was the rape of German women justified, I cant answer that. I was not part of an army whose country had been invaded, million (with a M) of their people killed.
But what I will say - is that the German people were supporters of that war, that included the women. Sometimes, there are unintended consequences as a result of decisions made. I tend to think that getting killed was a much uglier outcome than rape, but Im a man. I cant speak as a woman.
Whereas, I am also sure that when the German army was not killing, I am sure that they also got their pound of flesh (to put ugly terms on it).
That WWII was a war of annihilation - on both sides.
And before we get all holy, American soldiers raped too, as did the Allies. For that matter, I am not sure what army didnt.