Nazi is a Political party, not a military force!

[funkychinaman]

I agree with not referring to Germans as Nazis, but I went out of my way to avoid referring to SS troops as soldiers when I capped "Schindler's List." The SS was declared a criminal organization after the war, their members were denied pensions (until they successfully sued the West German government) and former SS men are STILL being kicked out the US even today. Soldiers serve their country. These men served the Nazi party. Can we try to enforce that in across IMFDb?

[MoviePropMaster2008]

Originally Posted by funkychinaman

I agree with not referring to Germans as Nazis, but I went out of my way to avoid referring to SS troops as soldiers when I capped "Schindler's List." The SS was declared a criminal organization after the war, their members were denied pensions (until they successfully sued the West German government) and former SS men are STILL being kicked out the US even today. Soldiers serve their country. These men served the Nazi party. Can we try to enforce that in across IMFDb?

But that's just people exacting political revenge. Men serving in the Waffen SS fought just like soldiers on the Eastern Front and during D-Day. You're not being 100% accurate. They WERE soldiers, albeit, soldiers who were given odious tasks. Entire Waffen SS divisions were lost fighting in Russia. What are they? Busboys?

[Milkovich]

This reminds of what our history teacher in secondary school did. He always accurately referred to all parts of the German military branch before, during and after World War 2 by name. Luftwaffe was Luftwaffe, a Wehrmacht Soldier was a Wehrmacht Soldier.
What I mean to say is, if possible the writer of an article should be as accurate as possible. A great benefit of doing the necessary research is that anachronisms and other details like wrong equipment can be pointed out to the reader. It adds to the quality of a page and guarantees that no one will be offended. Watching Wehrmacht soldiers with FG-42 parachute into Alaska with Russian helmets and French camouflage uniforms probably isn't that obvious at first

[funkychinaman]

Originally Posted by MoviePropMaster2008

But that's just people exacting political revenge. Men serving in the Waffen SS fought just like soldiers on the Eastern Front and during D-Day. You're not being 100% accurate. They WERE soldiers, albeit, soldiers who were given odious tasks. Entire Waffen SS divisions were lost fighting in Russia. What are they? Busboys?

Okay, that's fair. And the US is just deporting former camp personnel. But in the context of Schindler's List, where they're pulling people out of their homes, shooting people on the street and in their hospital beds, I doubt you can call that soldiering.

[PersonOfInterest]

Originally Posted by funkychinaman

Okay, that's fair. And the US is just deporting former camp personnel. But in the context of Schindler's List, where they're pulling people out of their homes, shooting people on the street and in their hospital beds, I doubt you can call that soldiering.

For the first six thousand years of human history that was the definition of being a soldier, and in many countries it continues to be.

[Swordfish941]

Not all German soldiers are evil. Have you guys read All Quiet On the Western Front? Wait a minute, take book takes place in World War I, a war that has no video games or movies based on it.