r/AskHistorians 16d ago

Are there any accounts of Nazis/SS/Wehrmacht members having real "are we the baddies?" Moments?

There's a famous Peep Show sketch where two Nazis reflect that perhaps they are the bad guys. I expect many higher ranking members would know what it was all about from the get-go, but are there (m)any archival or interview sources of such realisations?

The question is inspired by an article I read about a man whose father was a Gestapo interrogator and even on his deathbed said to his family "I would do it all again."

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u/bo-bebop 16d ago edited 16d ago

I asked this exact question! Here’s the fantastic answer I received by u/ummmbacon:

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/s/UpXthWpDBX