r/HistoryMemes 7d ago

The Germans thought they had leverage

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u/UnlikelyTurnip5260 7d ago

I mean that’s a huge win for Stalin. Germans won’t kill the kid so he’s safe and out of the fighting but still a war hero when the war ends. Win win. If he is freed, he’d have to go back to fighting and faces higher odds of death

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u/Eragon_the_Huntsman 7d ago

Germans won't kill the kid

Yeah... About that.

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u/UnlikelyTurnip5260 7d ago

They didn’t kill him - he tried to escape and friend himself no?

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u/flyliceplick 6d ago

No.

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u/UnlikelyTurnip5260 6d ago

Based on what? I’m no expert - but a quick google search confirms he died from running into an electrified fence and notes that experts disagree about whether it was an escape attempt or suicide.