Is the Waffen SS of nazi germany considered heros?
Question: I'm a moment ago curious, are they considered heros? Did they even know what they were fighting for? Most appropriate answer gets 5 stars.
Melani, if I was level 2 I would give you a thumbs down.
Answer: Waffen SS were only feared due to their agog craze for Nazism. While they were usually the best equipped, worst tanks, and best fed they were remarkably mediocre as soldiers. You can look through the combat histories of various SS units and see that they were chopped to pieces

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