Whilst that is a comfortable view in theory, it's not strictly true. Stalin killed more Russians than Hitler did. Who do you think committed the murders? The suffering on both sides was about the same in the end, I'll get on to 'who started it' later.Originally Posted by mecharmor25
Despite the fact that the Red Army invaded the Baltic Free States & annexed them in 1939, the Red Army invaded Poland the same time Germany did. They BOTH wanted to annex that nation & shared the spoils at the end of Setember. They even met for publicity shots. in November 1939 the USSR then invade Finland to taker control of the Karelina region & got a very blood nose. The Soviets had the same imperialistic asperations Germany did. Not only that but Stalin's purges & cleansing of his populous left more dead than Hitler's mad regime.Originally Posted by mecharmor25
Whilst I agree, the average Russian suffered greatly from both the German's AND the Commissars, the Red Army is FAR from innocent. They 'punished' not only Wehrmacht soldiers but Russian civilians, Ukrainians, Latvians, Finnish, etc etc. The vast majority of these summary executions were non-military. Revenge for the death odf women & children by killing women and children? Please, educate yourself, even in theory that's ridiculous.
You are so wrong here it's almost hysterical but I'll try to give you an answer this whole paragraph doesn't really deserve.Originally Posted by mecharmor25
The Wehrmacht never 'declared war on civilians' where on earth are your sources for this madness? In the East it was, for want of a better word, a 'free for all', on the West civilians of France, Greece, Low Countries etc were treated, by in large, with a great deal of respect & freedom of movement (within reason). The Wehrmacht's motto was NEVER 'civilians first then military' stop stating this madness as if it was fact. You clearly have little to no education on this subject, please stop TRYING to come across like you do by making stuff up, it won't rub, I know my stuff & will call you on every fictional statement you make to fill in the gaps on your statements. The last bit about avoiding Army targets is the single most insane statement I've seen here. Please, if you insist on posting on a subject, research it before you post. You are coming across very foolish here.