"For the Russians, the elimination of the Nazis was a crusade." Foreigners explain the ruthlessness of the Russians in World War II
... The Russians, especially Joseph Stalin, were so ruthless in that era for the simple reason – revenge! They follow the principle of "eye for eye". The Germans invaded the Soviet Union, plundering, plundering, raping and burning more land than forest fires.
They had a non-aggression pact, they spat and betrayed Stalin. By the time their time came, diplomatic arrangements had long since been sabotaged along with the charred or frozen bodies of murdered Russians. Failure and death — everything came back to them like boomerangs, and no divine power could extinguish the spark.
Because they (the Russians) know who they're dealing with. As the Molotov-Ribenberg agreement makes clear, this right-wing ideology cannot be "appeased."
Left-wing extremism itself is benign compared to traditional right-wing social theories. Left-wing extremists say those who disagree with their views should be sent to concentration camps. But once you're done camp, you'll have the opportunity to enter a new life.
The right needs racial, linguistic, or some kind of genetic solidarity, and the only way out for those who don't fit their genetic parameters is to be enslaved or die.
So the Soviets simply decided to let them die, so much so that civilians would never again dream or think of supporting right-wing parties.
If a government is elected collectively that is willing to proclaim the racial superiority of its people, and then it turns out that the army of the superior race has been defeated by a bunch of alcoholics, wolf hunters, and working subhumans, I think the superior race needs to sleep with us in caves from time to time, dirty monkeys to understand what life is like for ordinary earthlings.
The British and Americans were equally ruthless. We carpet-bombed German and Japanese cities, killing hundreds of thousands of civilians and turning Tokyo, Osaka, Hamburg, Cologne and other places into burned ruins.
The Red Army did not bomb much, but as soon as it crossed the East German border, it began to rampage, killing and raping.
All three major powers agreed to expel millions of Germans from Eastern Europe.
Why do you want to do such a terrible thing? Because we and they (the Russians) fought an incredibly ruthless enemy, they waged aggressive wars, carried out massacres, deliberately killed millions of Polish, Soviet and Chinese civilians, starved and tortured prisoners of war, and conducted improper medical experiments. prisoner. "They sowed the wind. Now they will harvest the whirlwind. ”
Dave Hopkin, former British Army Commander (1977-1984)
One of the events carried out by the Germans, if not thousands, of hundreds, took place in Babiar, on the outskirts of Kiev.
From September 29 to 30, 1941, 33,771 Russian Jews were shot dead in the canyon: men, women, children, and babies. The wounded were simply buried alive.
A similar incident occurred in Russia, where German troops passed, and this is not an isolated case.
I use this detailed example because the data that merely cites about 27 million Russian deaths at the hands of the Nazis is too big to imagine.
For ordinary Russians, the elimination of the Nazis was not so much a war as a crusade.
Yao Ming, photographer, traveler, writer, historian
The Nazis were brutal. They used Soviet children as blood donors, pouring their blood to the last drop.
When your enemies are so vicious, it's hard to control yourself.
When the SS army destroyed an entire city in France in retaliation, the Allies in the West experienced something similar, and it was the wrong city. They drove men, women, and children into the church and set it on fire while they were still alive. This behavior was not isolated, but was common during the invasion of the Soviet Union.
Edoardo Di Piero, an Italian resident
This question (about the ruthlessness of the Russians) must be a joke. How can nature's reaction be compared to a relentless invasion?
The Germans let the mentally ill rule their country and then followed him in conquering Europe. They destroyed all European countries and killed tens of millions of innocent people in any way possible.
Search for "Stage di Marzabotto" (Marzabotto massacre). In total, nearly 1,000 civilians, including hundreds of children, were killed.
In addition, the issue has not been fully resolved. Look at what happened in Germany this summer. Nazi demonstrators and far-right extremists gathered in Berlin to protest coronavirus measures.
Fortunately, Europe has strict gun rules, and even the thought of someone walking down the street with a gun is ridiculous, otherwise we'll see brainless zombies with rifles like the United States.
