Why suicide versus capture?

[Bruno]

[quote="POW"]All replies in this thread mention the circumstances in Russia as if they were [b]very[/b] evil compared to the situation of POW's held in other coutries. Well, that is not true at all. Are we victims of the western propaganda

The circumstances in Russia were very evil! But so are all POW camps, the Russians suffered terribly in German camps. Since this is a WW2 forum, I am sharing first-hand and second-hand knowledge of German POW's. Perhaps in a vain attempt to educate and perhaps prevent such things from ever happening. However I doubt it, we like to repeat things over and over, as you can see by some of the more chronic puerile posts.

[POW]

The circumstances in Russia were very evil!

Of course the conditions in Russia were bad. But it it not true that the conditions in Russian camps caused much more cases of suicide compared to other countries.

[Baltasar]

I won't bet on that one.

[POW]

I won't bet on that one.

When refer to the study of the German Red Cross (Zur Geschichte der Kriegsgefangenen im Osten - Band I - III) and the "Maschke Commission" I would bet an that.

[C. Udentz]

POW,

Is it your intention to excuse the criminality of Soviet animals? And what do you mean by 'western propaganda'.

Tell me what you mean before you cower behind your pamphlets. A German soldier would rather die at his own hand than be humiliated by the scum-of this-earth.

C Udentz.

[POW]

Well, Mr. Udentz, your message is absolutley idiotic and deserves no answer.