Was the German army involved in the genocide during WW2?

Question

Was the German army involved in the genocide during WW2?

Answer 1

Yes

Answer 2

Few were not involved in some loosely connected way, how many were knowingly involved is more open to question, especially as many ex-soldiers tend to deny involvement or even knowledge - as the years have passed they may even have convinced themselves.

Knowledge of the official death-camps was apparently quite limited and was often treated as hearsay; but the vast number quasi-official executions and other war crimes committed on the Eastern front were public knowledge. It is also known that these outrages were frequently the result of individual initiative by junior officers & NCOs.

Among the General Staff little was unknown and many despised the idea that their men were being used in such a manner; however they turned out to be a supine lot and did nothing about it.

Answer 3

yes they were

eg in Poland the Luftwaffe soldiers (used to crew anti-aircraft guns and sometimes as ground troops) were used for street mass arrests of civilians (followed by mass public executions or deportation)

Also used in combat and executions of POW's during the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising and the Warsaw 1944 Uprising

Answer 4

Yes.  The Wehrmacht was involved.  

See:

http://www.chgs.umn.edu/museum/exhibitio...

The Wehrmacht: History, Myth, Reality - by Deborah Schneider

The War Against The Jews - by Lucy Dawidowicz

And for a graphic impression of how the horror visited down on towns and villages across Poland and the USSR - watch the horrific film Come & See (Иди и смотри) Idi i smotri

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idi_i_smotr...

Answer 5

Yes the Wehrmacht was heavily involve in the executions on the eastern front. If you can watch 'As it Happened -The Wehrmacht' it's a 5 ep special.

Answer 6

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