He nodded. "I was there when it ended. I surrendered my unit to the Americans at the earliest opportunity."
"I was Luftwaffe. Jadgverband 99. Unlike the stormtrooper thugs, we fought an armed enemy, and did so with honour. We did not murder civilians."
As he said that, one clenched fist began to tremble with rage, the only outward symbol of his anger.
"I was forced to bail out over Dachau. As far as I am concerned, if any SS thugs show up here? Kill them. Kill them all. They robbed my land of its honour, its decency, and then let it burn."
He prodded Hellboy in the chest with a finger.
"I did my duty, as I did in the first war. To keep the young pilots under my care alive. I was not - ever a Nazi."
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"I was Luftwaffe. Jadgverband 99. Unlike the stormtrooper thugs, we fought an armed enemy, and did so with honour. We did not murder civilians."
As he said that, one clenched fist began to tremble with rage, the only outward symbol of his anger.
"I was forced to bail out over Dachau. As far as I am concerned, if any SS thugs show up here? Kill them. Kill them all. They robbed my land of its honour, its decency, and then let it burn."
He prodded Hellboy in the chest with a finger.
"I did my duty, as I did in the first war. To keep the young pilots under my care alive. I was not - ever a Nazi."