Is it okay to portray Hitler as a human being?

[jones0430]

I disagree SC. While those not in proximity to the camps might be able to claim that, there was a definate knowledge throught the German population that the Jews were being taken care of, permanently. The euphamism used was recognized as such.

For those towns where camps were established nearby, they couldn\'t disguise the smell of the furnaces.

For those companies that used forced labor from the camps, they knew that the labor pool was malnurished and continually being replenishied because of attrition.

There is a reason Germans of that age don\'t like to talk about this. They know the truth is more complex.

I had a sunday school teacher who survived the camps. He made no apologies for his fellows. He always said that it was done because the ordinary citizens would not object.

There is a record of some families that consisted of one spouse being Jewish who protested the arrest and detainment of their spouse. After a short period of visible demonstration against the arrest, the spouses were returned unharmed. They not arrested during the remainder of the War. Likewise, there were several instances of military personnel refusing to participate in clearing operations. They were quietly reassigned to new units. No disiplinary action was taken against them.