That was my point. Saying that von Braun is "associated with Hitler" is almost as specious as saying Richard Wagner is.
“That was my point.”
I assumed that much. I’ve spoken with you before and recall you being intelligent.
“That was my point. Saying that von Braun is “associated with Hitler” is almost as specious as saying Richard Wagner is. “
Not really. Von Braun was an SS Lieutenant, Wagner wasn’t. We all hear the excuses, “Von Braun didn’t know about the death camp assembly lines”, “He really wasn’t a nazi and just joined to ensure his true dream of space flight could happen”.. etc.
The we are told his MAIN skill at NASA wasn’t the engineering, it was his organizational skill in that field. So we are left to believe that Von Braun, the man who knew every detail of his organization and effort, had no idea what was happening to the Jews at the production facility. He just thought these rockets showed up from some a facility and didn’t really care much about the factory itself.
Laughable disconnect. He did good work at NASA, but it’s silly to pretend his hands were clean. Also, NASA engineers of that era resent the idea that they were moronic boobs who could do nothing without him. He happened to be there, but added nothing that many other Americans were not just as capable of.
This was proven in several wartime projects and postwar projects.