WWII had some interesting folks. There was Jack Churchill, Digby Tatham-Warter (one of the most English men ever), de Wiart, and Audie Murphy (pretty much Steve Rogers, but Texan). I'm sure there's others though, and interested to hear about them.
WWII had some interesting folks. There was Jack Churchill, Digby Tatham-Warter (one of the most English men ever), de Wiart, and Audie Murphy (pretty much Steve Rogers, but Texan). I'm sure there's others though, and interested to hear about them.
He is invariably described as an extremely cruel character by historians and researchers, including as "a psychopathic killer and child molester" by Steven Zaloga,[1] as "violently sadistic" by Richard Rhodes,[2] as "an expert in extermination and a devotee of sadism and necrophilia" by J. Bowyer Bell,[3] and as "a sadist and necrophiliac" by Bryan Mark Rigg.[4] World War II historian Chris Bishop called him the "most evil man in the SS."[5] According to Timothy Snyder, "in all the theaters of the Second World War, few could compete in cruelty with Oskar Dirlewanger."[6]
Oskar Dirlewanger
A random quote from Pärmi said:[Convicted] of a killing? Professionals, that's exactly what the battalion needs.