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After Hitler killed himself, a guy name Dönitz took over Germany. One of Dönitz’s main goals was to evacuate soldiers from the Eastern Front to get them to surrender to Western allies. Some Germans refused to take place in this action, and were shot. What’s the story behind these people?

by /u/UsedtoWorkinRadio in /r/AskHistorians

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