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Old August 17th, 2008, 01:23 AM
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Re: Foreign Legions of the Third Reich

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Originally Posted by Tom Houlihan View Post
A lot of them were ardent anti-Communists.

Still, another Dutch SS vet I've talked to indicates that regular food, shelter, and clothing were also good motivators.

For a lot of young men in the era, plain adventure with pay were the basic inducement.

No sure answer to that question.
Thanks Tom, I hope others will give me their perceptions. A job, meals and a cot?...plus the chance to "see the elephant"?....sounds a lot like the diaries I read about the ACW. I guess I shouldn't be suprised.
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