Hate was its own kind of fire and if you had nothing else, it kept you warm.
“As the tempo of the war increases, the soldiers’ interest in spiritual matters also increases,”
― Mission at Nuremberg: An American Army Chaplain and the Trial of the Nazis
― Mission at Nuremberg: An American Army Chaplain and the Trial of the Nazis
“There were regular Liberty Runs into popular spots in the city, and Sunday tours to Garmisch, Starnberg, and Berchtesgaden always took the maximum number allowed on leave.”
― Mission at Nuremberg: An American Army Chaplain and the Trial of the Nazis
― Mission at Nuremberg: An American Army Chaplain and the Trial of the Nazis
“you have to have a pass from God and someone has to verify the signature.”
― Mission at Nuremberg: An American Army Chaplain and the Trial of the Nazis
― Mission at Nuremberg: An American Army Chaplain and the Trial of the Nazis
“With 478 casualties in the Second World War, the chaplain branch suffered the third-most combat deaths by percentage behind the air corps and the infantry. Some historians attribute those losses to the chaplains’ “be there” philosophy.”
― Mission at Nuremberg: An American Army Chaplain and the Trial of the Nazis
― Mission at Nuremberg: An American Army Chaplain and the Trial of the Nazis
“Andrus wrote to a friend, “I hate these Krauts and they know it and respect me for it. I guess that’s why I got this job. It’s too bad we could not have exterminated them and given that beautiful country to someone who was worthy.”
― Mission at Nuremberg: An American Army Chaplain and the Trial of the Nazis
― Mission at Nuremberg: An American Army Chaplain and the Trial of the Nazis
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