karolinawunsche: panzermeyerrr: the-alt-historian:Portrait of evil: SS-Brigadefuehrer Kurt Meyer,

karolinawunsche: panzermeyerrr: the-alt-historian: Portrait of evil: SS-Brigadefuehrer Kurt Meyer, commander of the 12th SS Panzer Division “Hitlerjugend” poses in 1947-pattern “England” camouflage. A ruthless tactician and firm Social Darwinist, Meyer led his famously fanatical troops in suicide mission after suicide mission, going up against impossible odds and never wearing a helmet in battle. In 1944, Meyer’s brutal 12th SS, comprised mainly of boys under eighteen, was assigned to deal with partisans harassing German troops from the thick English woods. Inciting his vulnerable charges into orgies of violence and brutality (famously, partisan leader Ewen Montagu was crucified with bayonets) Meyer ensured the partisan attacks stopped once and for all. The 12th SS became feared throughout the land; as one British source noted “they swagger about with impunity– no-one dares deny them their wishes”. The effect this sort of brutality had on the young soldiers, no one asked, until the suicide rate of 12th SS members reached ten percent. Meyer himself was killed in 1952 by a disturbed ex-12th SS soldier, who stabbed him  to death in broad daylight before slitting his own throat. The assassin was 23 years old. The 12th SS itself was disbanded shortly thereafter. @karolinawunsche have you ever seen this bc omg??? WHAAAAAAAT THE FUCKKKKKK I choked hey folks I think gullible is written on your ceilings -- source link
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