User blog:AkkoKun/Wehraboos: who are they and how to counter them

Hello my friends, in today's The Afternoon with Getúlio Vargas, we're going to talk about Wehraboos. Unfortunately, Mr. Vargas couldn't come today because he shot himself some 63 years ago, so I'll be your temporary host. Enjoy!

Who are Wehraboos?

Wehraboos are really annoying people that believe that the Wehrmacht was the best fighting force of all time. Some also believe in that "Clean Wehrmacht" bullshit.

How do I counter them?

Well, there are two ways: you can either say "no u" and then leave him talking alone, or you can use actual facts to prove him wrong, which is not very hard either.

A wehraboo's typical sentences

"The Wehrmacht was an apolitical military force that took no part in Nazi war crimes."

Uhh, wrong. First, while german soldiers couldn't be part of a political party, many did it. In fact, many officers were promoted because of their political views rather than their skill (e.g. Walter von Reichenau). And even so, many war crimes were committed by Heer units, regardless of their political views. Examples of Wehrmacht war criminals include Erich Hoepner, who closely cooperated with the Einsatzgruppen (which is ironic, considering that he had called Theodor Eicke a "butcher" because of the Totenkopf division's massacre of British POWs), Reichenau himself, who implemented the Severity Order and Hermann Hoth, who implemented the Commissar Order.

"The Tiger was the best tank of WW2."

Wrong again. The Tiger was plagued by suspension breakdowns, high fuel consumption, immobilization in poor terrain and a relatively high production cost. It wasn't the best tank, but it wasn't the worst either.

"German tanks outperformed every other comparable Allied tank."

What have I just said? While the german military doctrine was particularly effective in the early years of the war, its tanks weren't the engineering wonders many think they are. For example, the KV tank was immune to nearly al German anti-tank guns at the start of operation Barbarossa.

"Kill/Death Ratio."

What is more important: how many people you kill or if you win the war?

Well, it seems we are nearing the end, unfortunately. See you on the next time!