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Nazis' Mythical View of Hunters
- Nazis venerated "wildness" and hunter qualities for spiritual and tactical reasons.
- Poachers were seen as both criminals and essential wild men for ethnic cleansing campaigns.
Genocide via Anti-Partisan Tactics
- Nazi anti-partisan activities often masked genocidal massacres of mostly civilians.
- Unit commanders had broad initiative to kill and terrorize without explicit orders.
Burning Books to Muffle Cries
- German soldiers burned Jewish Talmudic books to drown out their cries.
- Soldiers summoned a military band to cover the sound of Jewish suffering.