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PatMustard@feddit.uk ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

I didn’t know about that bit, just had a read up on his wiki page under the “slave labour” section.

Von Braun later stated that he was aware of the treatment of prisoners, but felt helpless to change the situation. When asked if von Braun could have protested against the brutal treatment of the slave laborers, von Braun team member Konrad Dannenberg (a member of the Nazi party since 1932) told The Huntsville Times: “If he had done it, in my opinion, he would have been shot on the spot.”

Fucked up situation to be in. I’m sure we all think we’d do the right thing but I imagine having your life on the line affects what you do quite a lot. Like all historical figures, not all black and white.

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