[cripplecreek]

Absolutely correct.

I recall a story about a nazi diplomat who was living in China and was appalled at the treatment of the Chinese at the hands of the Japanese. He ended up protecting a couple of hundred of the Chinese by keeping them inside of the compound where he lived.

It seems that he returned to Germany and began to speak out in opposition to the treatment of the Jews. He was eventually imprisoned.

Yes courage can be very complex.

[mainepatsfan]

I believe he asked Hitler to tell the Japanese to back off. Of course Hitler did nothing.

[PzLdr]

John Rabe was the consul in Nanking during the "Rape of Nanking" when the Japanese attacked the city, and occupied it. He was part of a committee of foreigners from the Foreign sector of the city - the International Safety Zone - (including an American missionary who brought pictures out) that coordinated rescue efforts for Chinese civilians by bringing them into the foreigners' compound. Since Germany was on good terms with Japan, he often was the "point man" in dealing with the Japanese.

Upon his return to Germany, Rabe sent a report on Japanese barbarity to Hitler, and tried to meet with him. A visit from the Gestapo and a short jail term was followed by obscurity.

Suggested reading: "The Rape of Nanking" by Iris Chang