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Nazi Soldiers Reveal the Horrifying Truth: War as a Game of Killing (Secret WWII Transcripts)

Soldaten: On Fighting, Killing, and Dying

Sönke Neitzel

This video dives into the shocking findings from 'Soldaten: On Fighting, Killing, and Dying' by historian Sönke Neitzel. Based on secret transcripts of German POWs during WWII, it reveals that many soldiers saw war not as ideology, but as a job or even a sport. They discussed killing with technical excitement, knew about the Holocaust, and maintained a chilling normalcy. You'll learn how ordinary men became killers, the role of peer pressure, and why the worst atrocities were committed by those who thought they were just doing their job. A must-watch for anyone wanting to understand the psychology of violence.