[nomorelurker]

A lot of “German” troops defending Berlin at the end were non-German. Many soldiers were Swedish or other nationalities. They had bought into Nazi ideals. Most fought very hard in part because they had at that point nothing left to go back to. Many would have been considered traitors in their own countries.

[No Truce With Kings]

“Many would have been considered traitors in their own countries.”

Considered traitors? They WERE traitors.