Re: 90th Division remarks
Hi Noah
Yes you are correct
Thats Democracy for you, dont forget there was a thriving Nazi party in America pre American entry into the war. Now Im not saying America shouldnt have entered the War on the side of the allies, removing Nazism was a really great idea, but a lot of Americans didnt see it that way at the time. Dont forget in the 1940 election Roosevelt had to pledge that he would keep America out of the War to get voted in. Roughly half the nation was opposed to even giving financial aid to Britan let alone Fighting. ie a lot of peole didnt want America to get involved and a lot of these people were later drafted. So the American trooper had a bit of a mixed feeling about dying for his country, well not really for his country. Europe wasnt really "his" war, his war was the Pacific war(Those dirty Japs).
Contrast this to the Germans
Goebels had got a whiff of the Morgenthau plan and used it to great effect. The Morgenthau plan included dismantling all of Germanies factories, cutting off all her Raw materials, No mineing of coal or Iron ore, current mines all to be flooded and the German people to subsist on crops and cattle breeding. Roosevelt was actually in favour of this plan for some time. So the German soldiers, those that believed Goebels anyway, was fighting for his country.
Hitler also had the carrot, if they could just hold out long enough wonder weapons would save Germany. Not to mention that the Germans are a proud people, they did after all stop the Romans at the Rhine while the rest of Western Europe the Near East and a lot of other places got conquered. And even before that German warriors got to go the Valhalla for dying bravely.
Best Regards Chuck.
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