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TIL that in order to avoid having to surrender to the Soviets, the German commander of Bornholm tried to get a single British soldier transferred to the island to surrender to (en.wikipedia.org)
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[–] 17 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Russians have been on par, or worse, to surrender to compared to the WW2 Japanese for almost a hundred years.

Unlawful killing, warcrimes, and rape are accepted russian doctrine.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    And they will call you a nazi if you talk about it. This was barely discussed before the invasion of Ukraine, after which became acceptable to talk shit about them.

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