Oleg,

I am not trying to claim Germans were not guilty of any crimes. Nor am I trying to discount what your relatives said. The simple fact of the matter is that those 16 million deaths were not solely brought about by Germans or their allies. The Soviet government had a big hand in causing them as well. Oh, and no worries, I wouldn't bring that up if I ever visited your country. I understand the thought police would likely beat me, like they would anyone who challenged their warped view of history.

Also, where did I say Russians were untermenschen?

The attrocities by the Red Army at the end of the war are documented quite thoroughly, and backed up by first hand accounts. For further reading, I recommend A Terrible Revenge: The Ethnic Cleansing of the East European Germans.

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