HISTORY 126B Chapter Notes - Chapter articles: Toothpaste
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#38: field marshal walter von reichenau, conduct of troops in eastern territories: background. June 22, 1941 nazis invaded soviet union w/ force more than 3 million troops. This guy was commander of german sixth army in october 1941. This only hints at ill treatment of soviet prisoners of war: text. Entire goal of war against jewish-bolshevistic it is to completely destroy their means of power + a elimination of asiatic influence from european culture. German soldiers also represent ruthless national german ideology that seeks revenge against bestialities done against germans and racially related nations. Soldiers need to understand that they"re seeking severe but just revenge on subhuman jewry. Fighting enemy behind front line not taken seriously enough. Shouldn"t be feeding or taking care of the prisoners in any way they"re the enemy and it"s wasting their supplies. Future soldiers need to fulfill 2 tasks: Completely get rid of false bolshevistic doctrine of soviet state and its armed forces.
