Why did Allies go easy on Nazi war criminals?

[grumbler]

So I take it the guy who took Singapore was first on the chopping block.

Second.  Homma, who defeated MacArthur, was first.

[Habsburg]

You haff naught seen da film!??! 

Nein

Let's just say Saint Winslet's Oscar winning "Noh! Noh! was "borrowed" from Miss Garland.

[Neil]

1.  They didn't really do anything wrong.

2.  Their expertise was needed to design the plans to defeat the Russians.

[Razgovory]

2.  Their expertise was needed to design the plans to defeat the Russians.

They didn't do a very good job the first time.

[Neil]

2.  Their expertise was needed to design the plans to defeat the Russians.

They didn't do a very good job the first time.

They lacked the resources.  There was also a view amongst many important Allied leaders (and fostered by German leaders) that Hitler's presence at the top had hobbled them.  They also had experience and information regarding Russian warmaking, something that the Western Allies did not.

[Razgovory]

I remember reading the CIA found them completely useless. And the Bundeswehr was not that good of a force.  At least by 1962, when NATO rated the Germans the lowest possible standard after the Fallex 62 maneuvers.  We would have done better using Poles, who actually did defeat the Soviets in a war.

[Caliga]

There was also a view amongst many important Allied leaders (and fostered by German leaders) that Hitler's presence at the top had hobbled them.

Is this merely a 'view'?  I actually thought it was universally accepted as truth that Hitler was atrocious at grand strategy.

[Admiral Yi]

I remember reading the CIA found them completely useless. And the Bundeswehr was not that good of a force.  At least by 1962, when NATO rated the Germans the lowest possible standard after the Fallex 62 maneuvers.  We would have done better using Poles, who actually did defeat the Soviets in a war.

Worse than the Belgians and the Dutch?? Every WP-NATO game I've ever played rated the Krauts as very good.

Except their ridiculous Starfighters.

[Razgovory]

I remember reading the CIA found them completely useless. And the Bundeswehr was not that good of a force.  At least by 1962, when NATO rated the Germans the lowest possible standard after the Fallex 62 maneuvers.  We would have done better using Poles, who actually did defeat the Soviets in a war.

Worse than the Belgians and the Dutch?? Every WP-NATO game I've ever played rated the Krauts as very good.

Except their ridiculous Starfighters.

It's possible that war games are not the best way to learn about military capabilities of armies.  Also, most WP-NATO games take place in the 1980's.

[Neil]

I remember reading the CIA found them completely useless.

Hard to say.  After all, the CIA wasn't especially useful itself.  NASA, on the other hand, found them to be useful.

And the Bundeswehr was not that good of a force.  At least by 1962, when NATO rated the Germans the lowest possible standard after the Fallex 62 maneuvers.

Not everyone in the Bundeswehr was a Nazi, you filthy racist.

We would have done better using Poles, who actually did defeat the Soviets in a war.

Unfortunately they were in short supply, since Poland was in the hands of the Russians, who murdered anyone worth two shits.  Besides, Poland's most recent war against the Russians had been pretty disastrous, and the heroes of the early 20s were all dead.

[Admiral Yi]

Also, most WP-NATO games take place in the 1980's.

True.

[11B4V]

2.  Their expertise was needed to design the plans to defeat the Russians.

They didn't do a very good job the first time.

Maybe not, but they gave it good go....

[Razgovory]

You channeling Slargos now Neil?  English is his second language, you have no such excuses.

[Neil]

You channeling Slargos now Neil?  English is his second language, you have no such excuses.

I'll accept that as your surrender.

[Razgovory]

You channeling Slargos now Neil?  English is his second language, you have no such excuses.

I'll accept that as your surrender.

Is there anything I would say that you wouldn't accept as a surrender?