93-year-old Nazi guard on trial for his role at Auschwitz

Oskar Groening was a member of the Waffen SS stationed at Auschwitz. Now he's on trial in Germany, charged with being an accessory to mass murder. Mark Phillips reports on the case that's already seen testimony from an Auschwitz survivor.

[@lookbehideyou1767]

That guy is literally 1 HP

[@Jrice04]

Hi

[@Stying]

why is the internet funny

[@jakevondegurechaff7143]

*megalovania intensifies*

[@ghafirothman7103]

Dude you killed me with that comment

[@natonato8036]

Apex

[@snapkrr]

honestly what's the point, let the man die in peace

[@Slog32]

yodaddy. the ones in the chambers didn't die peacefully

[@snapkrr]

Noswad then they should have put this man on trial when he was 40-50 not 93, it's really too late to be doing this.

[@kid_galaxy5445]

yodaddy. exactly

[@YB7517167]

for the Jews it never was to late! but for a Nazi it is! poor innocent Nazi

[@rawaserwan926]

yodaddy. But did he let others die in peace?

[@AdrianaLima06]

So they lock up a 93 year old who can almost not even walk anymore but they let someone who killed people for no reason go?

[@ChristoFerrus]

jews

[@papazola2677]

jews

[@chad-thundercock]

jews

[@ziepex7009]

based replies

[@Certifiedcatslover]

Jews

[@Styxswimmer]

The dumb part is, he was an accountant. SS documents showed not only was he an office worker, he requested a transfer to the front to escape the camp. It was denied. This is probably the only SS man who deserves leniency.

[@hangman5918]

why did he join the SS?

[@Styxswimmer]

@hangman5918 back then in Germany men who joined the SS had career prospects most of the population could only dream of.

[@pureanimations4260]

@@hangman5918probably to earn a good amount of money, or thought it was “cool” due to the propaganda that was used.(just a thought and guess from me not to offend u)

[@daddyrabbit835]

He also revealed himself, to counter Holocaust denial by doing a BBC interview.

[@griffon310]

@@hangman5918pick up a book, cringe to see comments like this. Believe it or not a lot of people were forced, and even if they weren’t. A lot of people didn’t even know what was going on behind closed doors. As for this man. I doubt he stepped foot in a concentration camp.

[@jennydelacruz3663]

He died in the hospital before he was sentenced, so he died a free man.

[@sikufox]

Not really! He was under constant watch by authorities and on top of that was regularly visited by protesters...id have to say him not being in jail was probably a worse last moments in life considering he couldnt enjoy the outside eitherway!

[@mimimikuh123]

he will never be free.

[@mhmmdsuleymanzad6186]

Lion Phoenix Politicians lost their sanity, dude.They are like actors, actresses of a same theater, only care about their pockets.

[@steelpayne5118]

@Lion Phoenix yes

[@MartinaMovies]

Free on earth, judged by God

[@Hellamoody]

Don't you think you're just a tiny tiny tiny bit late?

[@benjaminburns4412]

He was sentenced to 4 years

[@chewits5805]

This is stupid

[@tzlawina]

So as long as you get away with it, it's okay?

[@nepnep3043]

I find it funny that everyone read it as teeny teeny tiny

[@hackedhacked4649]

He has nothing else to live for this old man he's lived his life its not gonna make a difference where he spends he's gonna die soon ffs

[@EDL_433]

meanwhile corrupt politicians go unpunished

[@link8689]

what at slavery of blacks

[@ILoveLuhaidan]

Ah, because corrupt politicians are 1% as bad as aiding in genocide.

[@The1Green4Man]

This is revenge, not justice.

[@fkauthority]

Exactly.

[@PatriciaM64]

Doesn't matter.

[@fkauthority]

@@PatriciaM64 it does matter.

[@nick6253]

​@@PatriciaM64 And eye for an eye makes the world go blind, Fighting fire with fire just makes a bigger fire. Those may be elementary quotes, but their simplicity doesn't take away from their truth.

[@td0713]

You should research how the nuremberg trials went. Enforcement of laws ex-post facto, torturing witnesses, gathering of false confessions. Several prominent US judges left Nuremberg because the trial was clearly a sham trial. Like you said, it was all revenge and no justice.

[@50shekels]

Next we're gonna be sentencing Alexander the Great for trespassing in India

[@sienna3466]

You are so utterly ignorant and I assume a holocaust denier. Shame on you

[@user-ec4fm6uq8d]

I mean do we even know what this guy did?

[@alameenmiah336]

Lol

[@tauseefsalam5724]

He seemed too chill for a charhe like this. He probably forgot.

[@FREETHEBAY]

C N i found the guy who gets offended by a joke

[@mattkacar]

he technically didnt do any war crimes

[@coleyonmcdouchebag3842]

hi how are ya Even though lots of them were forced

[@suspiciouspotato6669]

he didnt wanna die

[@suspiciouspotato6669]

he most likely didn't serve loyally to the nazis or willingly

[@woodvsmurf2327]

Well, even if he killed like 100 people, you would never know. Its not like he would tell that. Also its not like everytime someone was killed on holocaust they took a record and put the killers name in.

[@MrCmon113]

He was literally at the heart of one of the worst atrocities of the 20th century. You don't become an accountant of the SS-Totenkopfverbände in Auswitz on accident and you are not forced to either. He was an enthusiastic perpetrator.

[@rulerthelion860]

Bro whats the point of jailing a 93 year old man who can barely even walk by himself? Prison is supposed to be a means to reform criminals and keep the streets safe. I dont see any of these two factors happening here.

[@konyvnyelv.]

It's retribution mindset. It has no sense

[@TheUnseenKrab]

Besides prisons are just another form of big business

[@NearPanther92]

"Osama Bin Laden has finally been found after 50 years, he is now 90, therefore, nothing can be done"

[@rutherhood5961]

Its a form of justice, it doesn’t matter if he dies the next day, but it sends a message that they won’t escape their horrific actions

[@AntS1992]

Going to jail isn't the point. The point is there's no statute of limitations for nazis. No matter how old these people get, they can still get caught. It doesn't matter if he goes to jail or he dies the next day. It's the fact he got caught and that enough for people

[@BURZ3M]

Wow, just imagine being forced to serve your country, only later to be convicted by your country for doing as you were told.

[@Nashh_enry]

Fr

[@bananenmusli2769]

Nobody was forced to work at the camps. People only had to go into the military, the rest was voluntary

[@s_.777]

do you even know what he did? there’s probably a very good reason as to why he was arrested. just like the old woman who was arrested not so long ago (she was around his same age) she helped facilitate the death of 11,000 people… your age doesn’t and shouldn’t excuse that.

[@krakennate124]

​@@bananenmusli2769 wrong

[@bananenmusli2769]

@@krakennate124 Alright, you've convinced me

[@thefrostyone4851]

Just leave the man alone.

[@thenlggajulian3108]

Omar Ramirez he just collected the valuables from the jews he did kill anyone

[@VGamesAreFun]

+Chicago bears Fan ) That is true, he was also most likely only doing it so he didn't get murdered to. I mean, if someone went around killing all the Christians in the US (assuming you're christian) would you say "Yes! I'm a Christian, come kill me!" or just join them as long as you didn't do the killing?

[@countchocula2169]

The Frosty One nazi lover

[@thefrostyone4851]

Count chocula No thank you.

[@HR-ch6dr]

Count chocula hahahaahha

[@friedrichnietzsche2529]

"Most nazi of the nazi" Stopped watching at that point

[@AFCA-vn9bl]

Never feed the trolls..

[@freddershredder]

same

[@cherrypoptart2001]

+Slevh helvs Go eat some soap kid , seriously , clean your goddam mouth . No one here is using such rude language except you .

[@TheMrMelon27]

EpicHunter117 Gaming fuckity fuck I just fucking stubbed my fucking toe on the fucking door, FUCK

[@lori8095]

@@TheMrMelon27 that is the appropriate reaction

[@lilduckling9978]

Judge: You are sentenced for 4 years! Oskar : ⚰️💀🧑‍🦼

[@carljohnson621]

1944: "Either you watch the camp gronds or you'll be shot" 2023: " Duh !! He could've just refused !!"

[@blyat4842]

Bro he was in the SS he knew what he was getting into. Go learn about the SS

[@user-zf5ft2bg5s]

​@@blyat4842read "hitlers true believers"

[@VaultOverseer.]

@@blyat4842speaking of that, the s.s. Were some recruits others forced into it, do some research if your own please!

[@burningtank160]

@@blyat4842the SS had conscripts, though

[@heistbros8575]

​@@blyat4842Nobody who joined the SS knew about the deathcamps or the atrocities commit. All these young kids knew was that SS officers were basically the high level military group. In fact, you very well could have easily joined had you been alive at the time.

[@Helicoptergobrrrr]

"The most Nazi of the nazis" way to go cbs

[@arutzuki2491]

Sounds stupid, but makes sense in that case. He was part of the SS. Those aren't the "I didn't wanna do it, but orders are orders" type of soldiers.

[@Lolux1701]

he literally asked to be transferred to the front in russia where he could have died really easy. So he did NOT want to do it!

[@riverperez9912]

Cleanurself Whats your point?

[@markers920]

the second i heard that, i opened the comments section

[@MegaYamikani]

markers920 saaaaame.

[@user-cq8dl5ip3f]

Just giving him a day in prison is basically a life sentence

[@stanhurks9045]

LMFAO ur name

[@squidwardlegends2950]

R/murdered by words

[@nathaniel04]

Your name is harrasing my screen

[@Slapstick_Editz]

nice name

[@moneyblue8466]

Lol

[@livewire2534]

Putting that man on trial is disgraceful.

[@DanielCaler578]

Why put him in jail, he probably cant even remember what he did back then. People dont realize that either you where forced to fight in the war, if you refused, they killed you.

[@TheMiamiHeat]

That's how the army worked.. He was apart of the Waffen SS so he willingly joined.. Shame on you for sympathizing with a mass murderer.

[@daegos1819]

"It s only a war crime if you lose"

[@daegos1819]

Stop deleting my comments! You deleted my KZbin account ones, but enough is enough.

[@mongoliandeathworm2994]

What

[@robo9823]

What

[@luddyaria3954]

@@daegos1819 dont angry lol

[@jad678]

true

[@leo-mk7vh]

When you have 2 years left to live but the judge gives you 50 years

[@nightlife9476]

Bruh moment

[@JD-ky9ys]

Bruh

[@buckduck3624]

Bruh that judge got powers

[@adibabdullah6633]

😂

[@sathyasekar5272]

😅

[@Friquido]

This was a joke. It doesn't feel like serving justice when you drag an old man who's at deaths door to a courtroom to hear accusations from completely uninvolved people. America is such a ridiculous circus.

[@Hydrant_Hero]

This is in Germany, not America?

[@punishedgloyperstormtroope8098]

@@Hydrant_HeroGermany is American territory since 1945

[@sentaigenesis9226]

@@punishedgloyperstormtroope8098 You say that as if it’s awful. We have to keep coming back to Europe to put them down anyways, might as well keep Germany on a leash before the krauts try a third time….

[@diogomarques03]

They wana put a 93 year old in jail? I am not defending nazis but this is pathetic

[@ianonymous312]

If you really think about it, age could not be a part to make this unjustifiable. Many of the Jews killed by Nazis were mostly old and his age.

[@G-manFan1]

complaining about 8 years ago lmao

[@G-manFan1]

@@ianonymous312 yeah age doesnt matter (DONT QUOTE THAT PLEASE)

[@adams5989]

Have you ever considered that the history you’ve been told is wrong and the good guys aren’t the good guys and the bad guys aren’t the bad guys?

[@MacCormaic]

​@@ianonymous312doesn't matter. He was forced.

[@Batman8657]

Wow, I feel so much safer now.

[@jeddy_bravo]

Lmao

[@datboy038]

Same. Phew

[@thelocalshaman8024]

Who knows what could have happened

[@ConnerBennettsAquariums]

Boy oh boy that man was going to sneak into my house without a sound

[@ConnerBennettsAquariums]

@lady galadriel haha

[@jaredbowhay-pringle1460]

"The most Nazi of the Nazis". You can tell it's quality reporting right there.

[@GMTI178]

Jared Bowhay-Pringle the most national socialist of the national socialists

[@luwado]

HAHAH

[@dunkin3656]

John Smith What country are you from?

[@pedroabrego2083]

2.1Kth like.

[@daddyrabbit835]

Rares B, you are correct.

[@deekayMK]

He was just serving his country in the wrong time in history... This is bullsht

[@randomkidnapper911]

wow your so strong arresting a 93 old man he was forced to fight in the army

[@ProVike229]

He was part of the SS those guys were hardcore into the final solution if he was truly innocent he wouldn’t of been in hiding

[@TheMiamiHeat]

Waffen SS =/= Army. He willingly joined.

[@aaaaaa-hh8cq]

he probably wasn't forced ot join SS but either way, judging people based on what they did 84 years ago, in a very different time, surrounded by propaganda and difficulties of life, it doesn't make sense to punish him for it now. revenge is pointless now, what we should do is we should never let people forget what atrocities were commited to innocent people. even today so many people are still anti-Semites because of the same bs propaganda and conspiracy theories. so many people forget we're all humans at the end of the day.

[@ZenoSamaOmniKing]

wrong side won war

[@UncleSamSiam]

@@ZenoSamaOmniKing we fought the wrong enemy. Clearly

[@Mr_turtless]

Cool, let's arrest julius caesar next

[@CS3____420]

@@sooryan_1018 _____ The joke____________________/ you\__________

[@ngolokante7805]

@@sooryan_1018 Joke _____________¯\_(ツ)_/¯____________

[@Cyphon]

@@sooryan_1018 r/whooosh

[@Mr_turtless]

why are yall saying @sooryan anil Kumar

[@Mr_turtless]

@@CS3____420 ???????

[@parthiancapitalist2733]

"We sentence you to 50 years in pri-" Aaaand he's dead

[@sunyoungmoon5958]

Parthian Capitalist this is not a time for jokes

[@theovermind3307]

@@sunyoungmoon5958 and you commented to a 6 month old comment and to be honest it's. Kinda funny if you understand dark humour

[@SupaDupaGuy]

Sunyoung Moon this is not the "TIME" for jokes

[@kik0xd301]

He is just old man

[@mrcheetokp2795]

@@kik0xd301 he probly sent lots of old men to their deaths in ww2

[@JB-.-.]

Why would they prosecute him? It’s pathetic

[@juanbonifaciomosuyndongang7189]

This is the most stupid thing I’ve seen this year, the man 93 years old for god’s sake, go arrest the hundred murders roaming the country

[@JohanRalle]

Lets see how they act towards the IDF soilders after they'll probably call them Heroes

[@KillianDefaoite]

Fucking leave him alone, he's 93.

[@Nopenotatall]

Exactly what I was thinking, no it wasn't right but goddamn let this man live the rest of his life because he doesn't have much left

[@dr.bassbase8595]

Nope Nope I know right! I am Jewish and I find this ridiculous.

[@monsieurali8484]

Too late. He's been sentenced to 4 years in prison. Seriously y'all gotta read this guy's wikipedia page: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oskar_Gr%C3%B6ning He campaigned against Holocaust deniers in the 80s, telling them that the Nazis did murder millions in Auschwitz by narrating his own experiences as a guard there. And yet, they hold him accountable. What has the world come to??

[@jay71512]

ali_ runnindis yeah i saw him on bbc news years ago and apparently it was the statements he made as to what he had seen at auschwitz that got him jailed! terrible the way his case has been handled.

[@robertbowser3774]

Killian Defaoite fuck this fucker evil nazi fuck

[@joeywillman8830]

Wait so we're wasting government money against a frail old man who's practically half dead

[@joeywillman8830]

And what's this guy going to do? Poke Jews with his walker to death?

[@WarriorMasterTrainer]

Joey Willman that's not why he's on trial, it's because he had committed such an atrocity but walked away unscathed

[@Shinesaur]

Joey Willman Sure you wouldn't be saying that if you were jew

[@obsidianv3]

Monachus Bibe what atrocities being forced to collect people's belongings seriously

[@michaelsanchez7523]

The Incredible Mr.Wolf For real people act like he killed millioms when he didnt kill 1 person he collected there valuables

[@Deutcheland]

What's the point? Let the man spend his last moments with his family. It's not like he could say NO to Adolf Hitler's laws?

[@LeBigBirdo]

I ain't trying to defend him either but the guy would have been born around 1922 when many German children were basically raised from birth to see that way

[@Coolcarwithak]

So no the Hitler and your dead

[@pietroantilici9597]

he chose to join the SS

[@MineD_211]

В

[@thurmanbaseballfuriesleade4302]

This is just wrong, the man is 93 years old coming to the end of his life and he has probably talked to God several times asking for forgiveness. Just let him live the rest of his days at home in peace

[@generalknowledge8068]

No he’s a murderer

[@moustachebro4life]

I'm Jewish but this man needs to be given a break... You're really going to send a 93 year old man to jail for being a guard?

[@violetgacha611]

Faker

[@boekeen3360]

Why are you pointing out your jewish?

[@mixedfootage8010]

boek een It's probably coming from a place of forgiveness.

[@reasonableargument645]

He is dead now.

[@skipace86b25]

Justice knows no age..

[@mattwolf7777]

HE'S 93 YEARS OLD. CAN'T EVEN STAND. HAS VERY LITTLE TIME LEFT. DROP IT

[@gki899]

You're an idiot. *He killed lots of people but it was a long time ago, just drop it*

[@jesuschrist2616]

Tree yes drop it

[@humblenarrator7838]

Matt Wolf ill drop you, this man had a Death Wish

[@mattwolf7777]

Tree Germans were forced to be nazis anyway

[@gki899]

This man was in the SS; The SS didn't have a draft, it was voluntary.

[@FACTOO882]

To all those wondering what happened to him He died peacefully in a hospital

[@cryovizard9461]

It makes no sense to sentence an old man, who has outlived his sentence 10+ times over, testified against an SS member, and fought against Holocaust denialism. He only got 4 years imprisonment and died BEFORE HE EVEN BEGAN HIS SENTENCE.

[@sewerdarlsei8811]

@chetsenior7253 You support imprisoning people for crimes they committed 70+ years ago after they have already shown disgust for their past and have completely changed as a person. They were of no danger to society, this was a waste of time for law enforcement and entirely unjust.

[@Very_Questionable]

@@sewerdarlsei8811 He didn't seem to actually do anything, either (according to documents). This guy was an accountant. He was just an office worker, and apparently requested to transfer to the front lines to get out of the camp. It was denied.

[@sewerdarlsei8811]

@@Very_Questionable damn

[@griffon310]

@chetsenior7253and doing another wrong makes it right? I mean let’s actually have a conversation here. Trials after the war were set it place for all the Nazis. Yet this man wasnt sentenced at all his whole life until these newer generations whom grew up in fear of the stories they heard of the Nazis and how terrifying it is to be a German. War happens, I bet you would be shitting your pants if you heard what america has done in the Middle East. To its own people, yet it’s all forgotten about because you know “we’re the good guys”. Think for yourself for once and don’t be brain washed by leftish or rightish wing. That’s what they want for you.

[@ghetto_samurai2157]

​Please shut up now​@chetsenior7253

[@Clikki]

He's 93 ffs..... probably doesn't even remember what he had for breakfast

[@mrfinch5246]

Actions have consequences. Stop being a bleeding heart.

[@Clikki]

@@mrfinch5246 part of trying someone in Court, is the person being able to fully understand the charges....this guy seem all there to you?

[@mrfinch5246]

@@Clikki seems fine. I know people in that age and there are still there. You just want him let go because he olds. If you saw him as a young man or middle age you would probably want him in prison.

[@Clikki]

@@mrfinch5246 maybe that's it....he's really old, and I feel bad for him. I just want to give him a soft pillow and a blanket and a hot cup of tea....but what if he's really not all there? And he doesn't even remember his past??

[@easybakedkike8030]

@@mrfinch5246 It was war. By that logic, all veterans have to go to prison. Plus most Nazis were innocent, they were just forced into it at the risk of losing their life and family if they didn't comply. This was many years ago, get over it and learn to forgive. This man probably contemplated alot in these past 70 years. Just let him live in peace.

[@kristian5821]

Judge: your sentenced to 40 years in prison 93 year old: *having stroke*

[@Hyden21]

What if he lives until he's 133? 🤣

[@kazimo6527]

Hyden rare.....

[@Iced_boba_tea127]

And *boom* he died

[@Hyden21]

@@kazimo6527 it was a joke...

[@epidio1852]

At least he gets to live another 40 years

[@crazyworldc.i.w3742]

You’re telling me that he is going to jail for something he did 70 years ago and he had to it was war

[@ankymrn]

People are getting persecuted for mean tweets they tweeted 10 years ago. Also, all Nazis deserve their punishment for creating this hell which were concentration camps with gas chambers.

[@WhydoIsuddenlyhaveahandle]

No, he didn't. Following evil orders is a choice. Tyrants only can tyrant because the normal people go along with it

[@ice.man95]

He was in the SS which wasn’t a mandatory thing, it was more so willingly. Also he wasn’t “fighting war” he was helping and possibly exterminating a demographic of people.

[@aarasiddique1740]

Will Israelis occupiers go on trial for Palestinians genocide as well?

[@Gnaeus155]

It is Hamas that stole the innocence of their own children, and of the world by glorifying rape and torture. Sorry, but they are the Hitler's here

[@gamingnerdbd5825]

I don't think so. The western jokers can't handle the truth.

[@amaralsaraji9431]

Ofc not because the world only cares when certain people are tortured. Whats happening rn in Palestine to say the least is devastating.

[@Gnaeus155]

@@amaralsaraji9431 That is simply not true. The difference is that Hamas are torturing the Palestinians, creating diseased minds for the children. And they attacked, raped, and recorded it and then shared the videos proudly on social media. That could NEVER happen in a western country, the parents would be SO ashamed. Of RAPE?? you aren't my son anymore. But no, not them, they are proud. They attacked, using the resources that were given to them to build factories to feed the people. If you enter my home, rape my friends and families, and laugh and enjoy it you are worse than the lowest animal. And there is no choice, the world must be freed from Hamas. With that said, Egypt should have open the borders to them years ago, as they requested. And remember, the PLO was formed years before any Israeli occupation. If Israel wasn't occupying land, what was the PLO liberating? The truth is that many Muslims will not accept anyone else in the world, it's baked into the culture of many from what I can see. With that said, the suffering is horrible. The hunger. But the blame must be placed where it belongs, look who started it, this hunger was not happening before they launched their rape, terror, and kidnapping campaign. The one in the videos that you celebrated, this is what they caused. Now everyone suffers

[@Johnny_sins_18_plus]

No because the jews are always right. You, me or anyone else will likely get cancelled if we say the opposite

[@mathias6814]

Not saying nazi are good but he was just following orders.

[@archm6618]

PROJECT PRINCESS He was forced to join and follow orders

[@franktrost4094]

I understand your remark, but I only can see eye to eye with German soldiers who loved their country and defended it. Not Nazis.

[@RandomStuff-en5pl]

Matthew Hubbs "He was just following orders" is the stupid decide someone could have. People have a CHOICE and they shouldn't let anyone change that choice

[@Maluhia808]

AMERICA DID NUKE JAPAN SO WHOSE GUILTY NOW

[@yeetyeetyeet855]

Maluhia808 they did not nuke japan they dropped an atomic bomb there is a difference

[@Miko-dy6ur]

Funny how people think he could've just refused orders and everything would be all fine and dandy. Even in the US, if you disobey orders, you could seriously put yourself in bad predicament.

[@jontaylor1459]

Miko everyones a monday morning quarterback.

[@sithpurebloodqueen4812]

Miko shut up

[@jontaylor1459]

Lapis Lazuli in their eyes thats exactly what they were doing. Im not defending nazis im defending the people who were forced into battle due to manipulation and fear of punishment. All wars are civil wars because all men are brothers. It was a war between governments not soldiers.

[@jontaylor1459]

Lapis Lazuli also im regarding the general german military not german special forces at the time like the ss etc.

[@sithpurebloodqueen4812]

jon taylor I get you

[@rollingwithrc]

I understand why she is mad at the man, but leave him alone. He is 93. WWII happened many decades ago. What happened decades ago should not go to trial in modern days.

[@sharondempsey6007]

In my opinion it is unfair

[@foresttrump2583]

what is the point of jailing a 93 year old he would be in jail for 1 year

[@hughmunguss5182]

Oh no, they want blood boy. jailing him wouldn't sate the bloodlust of the sjw masses.

[@OkimeOlvx]

Yeah nowadays Germany is a stupid country :/

[@limaecho2475]

Not everyone in germany is stupid or blinded by the media. But if you have an unpopular opinion you should better keep it for yourself

[@mikewilliams8713]

Hopefully he'll live longer than that. He probably will with all the care and attention he'll receive in prison.

[@shrekshrekington3022]

it really isn't that fair honestly some of the men were just doing what their leaders told them to do just like us soldiers in Vietnam carried out their higher ups orders which led to so many deaths of citizens

[@ricardojosepais]

Such a stupid trial.

[@air2091]

No it’s not

[@williamli0722]

It’s stupid in the fact it was done so late, but doing something beats doing nothing. It’s just he’s so old that being sentenced to death or life in prison would just only make his last days miserable. Not saying at all that I condone nazis, cuz I obviously don’t, but he’s already past the point where being punished would have a lasting impact on his life. He might as well just Live for however many years he has left, and die knowing he did something morally horrific, and that he regrets what’s he did during that time.

[@ambrosherrmann8322]

@@alexhein1738 yeah and what information did that give to anyone

[@avaccian629]

Air20 yes it is

[@stevegraham7868]

@@williamli0722 Are you saying collecting toys and books is horrific? Because if it is then I would be in prison for cleaning the playroom.

[@leviyt8600]

This isn’t fair, he was FORCED, it was forced under the leader of the country!! He shouldn’t be held in trial!

[@blyat4842]

He wasn't forced to join the SS

[@NapoleonBonaparte...Emperor]

Why didn't you bring him to Nuremberg trial? He was young enough to be prosecuted for technically nothing. He's literally an elderly man, just give him peace for the last years of his life.

[@masonkanigowski3647]

What’s crazy is this dude only got caught because he was an outspoken critic of Holocaust denial, shared his personal experiences of the horrors, and even worked as a witness against other SS officers for crimes against humanity in separate trails.

[@namkia205]

This makes me furious...

[@misterhh9899]

That's how those dirty snakes get you.

[@ibrahimkholy9860]

This needs more likes

[@lp.shakur]

damn, this is sad

[@kiararios3271]

Bruh moment

[@jaredhustead4350]

He died before he could even start his sentencing. Pretty much useless trial and a waste of tax payers money.

[@NapalmAtSunrise]

Jared Hustead you think convicting him was the point of the trial?

[@swizzleproxi4810]

See the stress of it all had the knock on effect of saving tax payers.

[@asyncasync]

Yo dont get it.

[@brianmorrison9066]

Complete waste of money.

[@OsamaBinLackin_]

They should of just let him live his last days

[@goldy_on_pc930]

Bro literally had a tougher trial than Göring

[@KudaXD]

having ALL that security around this dude who looks like he on 1 hp is wild 💀💀

[@AggronAaron]

Can you imagine the inmates asking, “what you in for?” “I worked at auschwitz.....70 years ago”

[@bshaun]

They're saying I bodied someone. Well, 300,000 someones.

[@edrisproyt1319]

@@bshaun yez

[@kevinthorsen6032]

@@bshaun whatnow? This man is responsible for killing 300 000 men?

[@ayzoidz2651]

@@kevinthorsen6032 a true king

[@edrisproyt1319]

@Jim Daniels :/

[@TheTjomegasparks]

He's in trial in the country for which that same country ordered him to do the things they're charging him for...

[@TheTjomegasparks]

That's like you driving a car with your mom in the passenger seat, and she tells you to pass the slow driver in front of you, and when you get pulled over by the cops for speeding, your mom is yelling at you for driving too fast.

[@br0l0g]

TheTjomegasparks youre fucking stupid

[@TheTjomegasparks]

Brolog Sanctum Tell me, how? I'm not disagreeing with you, everyone is a little stupid. But how am I stupid for what I said.

[@GonzoCamel]

TheTjomegasparks its nothing at all what you think, make sure you know things before you comment please

[@natalieworwa8382]

so ur saying he shouldn't be charged

[@arcticital]

i can rest easy knowing this 93 year old man who'd probably collapse after running 3 feet is behind bars for following orders from his superiors over 70 years ago 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 JUSTICE HAS BEEN SERVED!

[@omphya6229]

Thank God he's in jail I was about to have a heart attack from knowing this man was on the same planet as me.

[@josephmother2659]

The prison system has never been about “getting threats to society off the street” or whatever. You should read a book

[@FemboySylvia]

the waffen ss he joined is a volunteer organization so he chose to join it he could've just been assigned and stayed but he chose to go up the rank and a crime is still a crime no matter how long ago it was millions of families lost mothers, fathers, even children

[@vex9]

I hope this is a joke

[@twstdreality]

@@josephmother2659maybe that’s not what the prison system is about, but it sure is a great byproduct about it! Especially getting serial killers of the street like Dahmer and Bundy

[@cjamesfort]

When the government drafts you into the military then puts you on trial for being generally related to the atrocities they ordered.

[@timmyturner6575]

cjamesfort LMFAO FOR REAL

[@gawdzamn]

Serves his country= murder charges WTF?

[@jackrooker2354]

cjamesfort Ever heard of a rebellion?

[@jacobmungia4615]

Jack Rooker your an idiot. get real.

[@jackrooker2354]

Jacob Mungia Would you rather go down in history as someone who helped the slaughtering of millions of people, or die as someone who attempted to put a stop to such tyranny and maybe go down as a hero?

[@massinissatebani2924]

"i cleaned the toilets" FATAL FLUSHER

[@crazykenproductions606]

@@obongas watch it be added to the game XD new location fatal flusher.

[@jacobdilbeck3460]

oof thats 90 years in prison my guy

[@timothyhellsing]

Nick named the "THE CLOGGER OF LIFE"

[@Cat-hj9gt]

I CANT- 😂😂😂😂😭

[@marstra1515]

"I helped in making the unifo-" SOWER OF SORROW

[@ZakSword_TxS]

It’s sad that these tribunals treated everybody as a evil being. The fact they didn’t think that quite of few SS were actually afraid of saying no for fear of their own safety and their family.

[@FemboySylvia]

the waffen ss he was in was literally a volunteer organization he wasn't forced into it he easily could've stayed a low ranked solider but he CHOSE to join it

[@trap_kyun90yearsago52]

​@@FemboySylviarefuse a proposal for being hitlers personal guard is like getting yourself and your family executed on spot.

[@nathanr7931]

​​@@FemboySylviawaffen ss had conscripts it wasn't just volunteers

[@FemboySylvia]

@@nathanr7931During the Nuremberg Trials they exempted all of those who were conscripts

[@nathanr7931]

@@FemboySylvia This isn't the Nuremberg trials

[@s3ra9h1m]

Should’ve gone to Canada, they give these guys standing ovations there 😂😂

[@abdelghanimeralet9423]

So when is Genghis Khan's trial is gonna be held...looking forward for that

[@jeroenvincent2899]

I hate to say it to you but.... he is dead😥

[@randomuser9052]

@@jeroenvincent2899 woooosh

[@whydoyoucare6012]

@@randomuser9052 i think he was actually joking too, lol

[@ahmadsaadi5404]

Too soon buddy too soon

[@ahmadsaadi5404]

tlessmo that’s load of ppl

[@fruitman2426]

That moment when home chillin at 93 and the cops knock on ur door to arrest you

[@SquatBenDeadlift]

A meme Kiwi Hate when that happens smh

[@garretthr4662]

A meme Kiwi watch out hes got a cane!!!

[@Jellobello72727]

A meme Kiwi 😂😂😂😂😂😂😵

[@seraviloxelavlogs]

Brian Dane rofl!!!

[@justarandompersononyt1836]

A meme Kiwi if someone is a Nazi it is ok

[@vitosantiagoeditz3]

They acting like he was the Austrian man who escaped bruh

[@FestusKANYEMBO.]

If they are going to do this to these old men, who indeed are guilty, let them also hold accountable those descendants of Leopold11 and his workers, people who killed at least 10 million souls in the Congo.

[@jjhitm1]

What's even the point? It's not like he has much time left.

[@maplebobo9862]

Yes Man They are a bunch of morons for imprisoning a 93 years old man

[@swedstar]

The point is to remind the germans of being quite about whats happening now to them. this is to show germans that they deserve whats happening atm.

[@corruptslayer3745]

Yes Man No one can be forced to do things against their will , as we all have choices.As for why they still wants to persecute the old man , its because they want to show the world that u can hide, but u cannot hide forever

[@maplebobo9862]

Corrupt Slayer "No one can be forced against their will" humm .... slavery? And thats just one exemple among thousands

[@attiumeyami417]

seriously! he probably died 2 days after

[@McHeisenburger]

A bit late, don’t you think?

[@itsmeofcourse5194]

Never too late

[@hartnathan97]

Name not found well most of them after ww2 went hiding and finally justice is being served

[@fazefootball792]

No

[@mrneugodn9790]

yes

[@andrewcarson6925]

Name not found nope he can still pay the consequences

[@CrossOfBayonne]

My question is that how long did it take to find this dude, It's been almost 80 years since WWII ended and for some reason they couldn't search the guy out until ages later.

[@byoung39]

Rat lines

[@a70770]

Legal restrictions. The law was different in the 80 years you mentioned and largely pardoned anyone who could not be proved to have killed anyone, which was most of the time.

[@rc59191]

There's some organization that actively looks for people that worked for the SS.

[@v90660]

This is absolutely ridiculous

[@iz2842]

who will be responsible for innocent lives in iraq, libya, syria, vietnam, japan, ground zero, pearl habour... wanna send a 93 yr old man for war crime? get a life

[@jimmynutrin7068]

iz the difference was that the Nazis killed millions , while the things you listed was thousnads

[@googlegoogle8862]

jimmy nutrin Uh. Your joking, right? 1 or a millions lives are still lives lost. The number doesn't matter.

[@arianmartinez5529]

So it's America

[@tsrgames5669]

You're complaining on KZbin.

[@Chad_Thundernuts]

Jimmy, that list includes MANY millions.. most of which were at the hands of Americans...

[@thomasytv4929]

They have security around him like he’s gonna flee from them😂

[@TheDeal187]

Those men are from aarp

[@judejude433]

Can't even run

[@WrongNumber76]

The security is for his safety as you know how crazy people are

[@ciaranpelfrey5853]

Lmfao

[@johnc7893]

@Joseph how are you here

[@skylerdornbusch9038]

God god he's 93 years old forget about it

[@ice.man95]

Yeah let’s just forget about the woman and children who died at the camp he aided voluntarily

[@user-go5fu8tl6r]

It’s called being guilty by association

[@deancamp4215]

hes 93 for fuck sake theres no reason to put him on trial

[@idgaf5575]

Dean lets make america great again!!

[@deancamp4215]

Fuck yeah

[@helloitsme1815]

Dean *dislikes your comment immediately *

[@mr.partypanda6016]

Hello It's me You're mad cause he's right. If you did not follow Hitler's rules, you were tortured and killed

[@helloitsme1815]

Mr.PartyPanda no im not as , I just disliked his "let's make America great again" comment.

[@jacobgorecki3067]

Why is this happening 70 years later? He's lived his entire life and I don't see how putting him in jail now does anyone justice.

[@hd3591]

Jacob Gorecki Only because it was 70 years ago does not change the fact, that he did these things.

[@ColbyValdivia]

+Mrs Galaxy So every single veteran should be thrown in jail according to this logic

[@uhiqx]

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[@jacobgorecki3067]

Howard's Channel - usually I don't respond to people like you, however, you seem uneducated so I'll give a kind reply. First, to be ignorant is to be uneducated, so it would be wise to purchase a dictionary! Secondly, Ive been to the holocaust museum and furthermore, my grandfather fought in WWII as a Marine Raider. I listened to his stories of island hoping in Japan and liberating internment camps. You have absolutely no idea of what happened in 1940 and I think you should take heed of your own advice.

[@Jinxonajoyride]

He escaped the system headass He got caught He did what he did VOLUNTARILY I have no sympathy for him

[@RaulNatera]

Wath about the trial against the Israel soldiers killing palestinan childrens?

[@FWayfinder]

they been at wars since biblical times.Who tf cares at this point

[@AntiFurryNatio]

​@@FWayfinder the 110th country waiting to expel them for their mischieve

[@BasedMysticPikachu]

Didn't Palestine attack first? At the end, this is really on them.

[@EshDerp1425_Monke]

He was an accountant, and he was also 93 years old 💀

[@budgetboizmedia8525]

Why the fuck is this in recommend

[@imthrillz5255]

Ikr

[@tylerklimes6364]

FishStickProductions fr

[@Pxrish]

lmao wtf

[@chonelachonela5084]

Seriously though I was watching faith in humanity restored videos

[@crucifix9493]

Right

[@THELETTERPRODUCTION]

He already lived his life. There's no point in this at all

[@anonymouspancake4414]

THELETTERPRODUCTION yes, let's make criminals run Scott free because they're...old?

[@dragonvarine7553]

anonymous pancake Old enough to die the next day, trial is literally a waste of time

[@anonymouspancake4414]

Dragonvarine So yes, let's make assumptions so it can help your stance. Although, that never happened did it?

[@samrod4688]

anonymous pancake he didn't kill anyone either.

[@anonymouspancake4414]

Sam Rod Yes but he was an accomplice... You're really defending a Nazi, huh?

[@akapixeldonkkey]

Phew, thank goodness he’s in jail. Finally I don’t have to worry about the 93 year old man that could literally fade to dust without a wheelchair. Thank god!

[@josemelendez4766]

Leave the poor man alone!

[@ZX2ManDave]

What is next? Put the relatives of Nazi's on trial?

[@100Mmore]

They don't do that.

[@novatheboss2]

Of course

[@user-qw9sq3gc3y]

ZX2ManDave Hahaha NO

[@Uromastyxfanatics]

ZX2ManDave How does what you said make any sense

[@miles5649]

I hope

[@YourPanda]

So what.. Im in the military, does that mean I'm gonna go on trial for killing someone when I was told to? This is sad.

[@requiem7817]

AudacityYT It would be much worse, with this logic anyone who associates with a nation or group the has committed war crimes could be thrown in jail.........so ABSOLUTELY EVERYONE

[@theonetruegod6513]

AudacityYT you have a Minecraft picture you're probably 12 so unless you have proof do not say you have been in the military

[@apa.]

Yea dude you play a dead game, you probs 12 - 14 years old...

[@diamonddog2638]

+The one True god +Apa Lol, both of you are idiots. So now just because you have a Minecraft pfp, you're somehow twelve? Lmao. Get a life and get your facts straight. 😂

[@SubscribersWithNoVideosC-nb5dh]

Diamond Dog Dude, just don't.

[@baldgaming6204]

Now that hes locked up i feel safe enough to let me kids play outside again

[@ivoforivory7]

Naw, you just a 9 year old TikTok kid You ain't go no kids No father Just a mom and a dog, You don't even have the braincells to know that this man was just a soldier who was FORCED to go to war. It wasn't his damn choice. I hate you TikTok kids.

[@duncanbedford4765]

Time to forgive and forget...especially those who were forced to the more unpleasant tasks on the pain of death....❤

[@conleycustomironwork3227]

Jesus he's 93 why would they do that

[@bigdawg1586]

pLank888 he's 93, Jesus

[@bigdawg1586]

pLank888 he was a guard

[@Phunny]

Conley custom ironwork Happens. A few in Italy also had that happen to him.

[@Markl.i]

I dunno man, a paedophile actually rapes people. This guy's just a book keeper. You can't really make that argument

[@alexanderfader8489]

so if I kill someome at 93, they should just say "nah, whatever, just let him kill people, he´s 93", or what??

[@shrekxrohankishibe]

He’s 93 years old he probably doesn’t even remember he was a part of it.

[@gamemassacre1251]

Your pfp and username…*shudders*

[@sitsia3808]

@@gamemassacre1251 xd

[@gamemassacre1251]

@@sitsia3808 I was curious and searched it up and IT ACTUALLY EXISTS

[@pxa3236]

i bet he fell a sleep in the court room, started snoozing.

[@Defender78]

Don't be foolish, he isn't suffering from Alzheimer's, he definitely remembers where he was.

[@chadwickdaniels4745]

Let the man go he 93 I’m sure he is dealing with personal demons leave that man alone

[@tristezzalamentoluciano265]

This whole thing, WW2, The Holocaust, is so sad.

[@Propain4eva]

Chillin in Antarctica at the time what was WW2?

[@JarshinOnMyAllen]

Germany: follow orders or you will be executed. Germany:You weren’t supposed to do that

[@user-mx5we9ne8k]

The SS was a party organization.

[@Negs42]

@@user-mx5we9ne8k the organisation of the party that formed the government

[@user-mx5we9ne8k]

@@Negs42 while parralel institutions they were still technically separate

[@lllllliiiiillllll]

It is not Germany who is prosecuting him, it’s the Zionist

[@Negs42]

@@user-mx5we9ne8k like the FBI and the US government Doesn't mean that the latter wasn't under the formers control

[@testtalk8917]

Many thanks to the justice department for sentencing this 93 year old man. I feel soooo much safer.

[@TacosYBurritos8P]

Yeah cuz justice is about making you feel safer

[@stupidpros]

@@TacosYBurritos8P he was sarcastic

[@stupidpros]

That man litterally is at the age he cannot cause any harm.

[@domarkerus]

Bro he was such a danger to the public I’m so glad too. He was in his house… MENACINGLY!!!

[@d.b.4201]

@@darktruth4540 OMG!!! Are you kidding me??????? She obviously saw some of his terrible terrible crimes & her family endured it!!!! What a horrific thing to say!! That attitude is what was the most horrible crimes of torture & cruelty back then!!! Shame on YOU!!!!

[@brandonslone8937]

Slippery slope, imagine if they started to come for the decendents.

[@ElbertQuiros]

Right

[@Dove88]

A guard? He was just taking orders. This is petty.

[@hangman5918]

that's what all nazis said: "I was just taking orders" You must be an idiot to believe something like this...

[@hangman5918]

88 and a nordic symbol. No wonder you are thinking that he only took orders

[@killsboostmyego9493]

He was sentenced to 4 years, and died 3 years later while appealing before he even began his sentence

[@DNSMLT]

This is despicable. The war was funded on both sides.

[@Exovertical]

Fr this is the most stupid thing

[@sathvikg.5729]

That sucks

[@nevaeh9125]

Bruh. Imagine being 93 and then spending the last years of your life appealing for things you did decades ago

[@anonymoused1632]

@@nevaeh9125 he was forced to do it

[@dek4996]

Just leave the old man alone

[@augustinedaudu9203]

D EK yeah, he was probably forced to do it while being faced with the other choice of death, wanting to protect your family makes you do some Very Bad Things, and this guy is probably very regretful in probably feels remorse for his actions, so we should just let him die in peace

[@blueberry-debil]

nope, he can die in prison's cell for what he had done

[@hayesjackson8436]

Augustine Daudud he wasn’t a soldier he chose to be apart of the ss an elite force that hated Jews with a passion he wasn’t forced to do anything he chose to be a part thess or

[@augustinedaudu9203]

Hayes Jackson well, the guy is probably already guilty for what he's done, and we should just leave him alone and let him Ponder and let his own thoughts torture himself to death, instead of wasting our time giving him the guilty verdict and letting him die and equally sufficient death

[@augustinedaudu9203]

Hayes Jackson just let him wallow in his own guilt or at least try to make him feel guilty for what he's done, and if we're successful at that, then just let him torture himself

[@CactusSnD]

What’s crazy is the nazis are the reason we went to the moon

[@James-ng6wm]

This is beyond pathetic!

[@SCApolloS13]

If America loses a war will we all be held on trial and/or shamed for eternity?

[@alessandromasnada4588]

Yup, the USA has a lot of things to explain and pay for.

[@wally7449]

SCApolloS13 y'all are a bunch of Nazi sympathizers

[@claytonhodge5029]

just let the old man die in peace

[@lejoninnalink8002]

umm yes what about Vietnam USA still recieves alot of criticsm for iz

[@rosemaryhofstedt6703]

SCApolloS13 if we commit genocide during a lost war, probably