02+German+Soldier

__ German Soldiers __ media type="youtube" key="7scZ8CXu8yw" height="344" width="425"
 * Some german soilders were very young and had no expirience coming into the war

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 * The smell of dead bodies lingured throughout the air and rats were everywhere


 * they got sick because they couldn't keep dry in places like belgium


 * many poeple suffered shell shock, body lice and starvation

__**SS Nazi Soldiers**__




 * SS were formed in 1925, they were a specific group that was made to guard the nazi leader [|Adolf Hitler]


 * They served both on the front line and political police, but were corrupted under Hitler's rule


 * SS troops were chosen according to their Nazi ideology and how loyal they are to Hitler.




 * The SS claimed to be a higher and more pure breed of german, and the that only the best of the best are to become one


 * "The SS came to dominate the Wehrmacht in order to eliminate perceived threats to Hitler's power while implementing his strategies, despite the increasingly futile German war effort."
 * [|Nuremburg Trials]


 * The SS did most of the enslavement, torture and a good amount of killing during the final solution.


 * The SS are extremely strict in the joining process
 * The SS had to spend 3 months with a little puppy for training with little food and water and resources
 * The man would usually give a bigger portion to the dog to keep him safe and healthy
 * They would sleep together to keep eachother warm
 * The two came back to the commanding officer after surviving 3 months with little resources
 * The comanding officer would hand the soldier a gun and told the soldier to shoot the dog
 * If he hesitated they wouldn't be able to be in the SS.