08-10-2007, 07:47 PM
As far as I know, they also gunned down some wounded SS from a nearby hospital.
Now that's is something I can't agree with.
The wounded SS were combat soldiers, not KZ guards.
Sometimes Wehrmacht tank crewmembers were mistaken for SS due to their black uniforms and were shot on sight.
As I can understand that not every GI knew the difference, I do have a problem with that.
A lot of the American Veterans I spoke with over the years told me that those Wehrmacht boys were just "in the same sh.t as us, but on the wrong side". When SS was mentioned, they mostly were not so polite in their comments.
They certainly did not think it was "elite".
Erwin