I do remember seeing a history of WWII that indicated that the Nazis were first greeted as liberators in the USSR, until their behavior turned people against them. If they were as generous with terms of occupation in the USSR as they were in France, would the citizens of the USSR have fought as hard?
This is absolutely true. But even WITH Nazi mis-management there was STILL support for the Nazis in occupied Soviet Union. To put this into perspective, the Waffen SS attempted to raise around 3 divisions of Ukranians in 1944. They needed around 45,000 volunteers, and expected to get less than that. As a result, over 200,000 Ukranians showed up to volunteer for service. This force was intended to defend the Ukraine against the advancing Soviets. I think this is quite telling of attitudes during the period (source: Stein, George H. _The Waffen SS: Hitler's Elite Guard at War_).
Damon.
------------------------------------------------------------ Damon Agretto [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum." http://www.geocities.com/garrand.geo/index.html Now Building: On Hiatus :) ------------------------------------------------------------
_______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
