![]() ![]() Because of the questionable sources, which tend to be hobbyist and / or non-independent in nature, this view frequently veers towards fan fiction and hagiography. This view celebrates the martial accomplishments of military men with a focus on their medals, " ace" status, enemy materiel destroyed-ships sunk, aircraft downed, tanks "busted", bridges blown up, and so on while dismissing social and political context of the war as irrelevant. ![]() But what troubled me was that the concept of Nur-Soldat ("merely soldier") was so prevalent on Wikipedia. That some of Wikipedia's low-trafficked articles would be sourced to AchtungPanzer!, Aces of the Luftwaffe, and other dubious websites was not surprising. ![]() Caption reads: " The great expanse of Russia made controlling a front line difficult". ![]()
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