MILLARD, Wis. - A retired farmer who says he served in the German army in World War II is turning part of his land into a battleground of sorts with his memorial to a leader he claims is misunderstood, Adolf Hitler.
Ted Junker, 87, plans a grand opening June 25 and says his goal is to clear up inaccuracies about the war and Hitler's role in it.
In other words, he doesn't accept that Hitler was to blame for starting the war in which 50 million people died, including some 6 million Jewish victims of the Holocaust.
"I like the U.S. I can't understand why people don't know the truth. This is for understanding, not hate," Junker said.
"I'm sure he looks back and wants to say that he was not serving a super evil man, the most evil man in (the 20th century)," [Rev. John] Donnelly said. "He's looking for some kind of personal sense of redemption, and I don't think he can be taken seriously at all."
Update: This wasn't in the original article, which said Junker "served in the German army." Actually, he didn't serve in the army. If the Hot Air link is correct, he served in the Waffen SS, which was separate from the German army and was fanatically devoted to Hitler himself. That explains a few things.
3 comments:
The strange thing is that in America one can get away with such dreck.
Nevertheless, this is quite disappointing and is a desecration of the memory of millions who died under Hitler's explicit orders.
I think World War II has been studied enough and from so many angles that if Hitler were not responsible, we'd know by now.
this guy is just weird. seriously. if he really wanted to do this, why wait till now? why not do it much earlier? creepy.
I agree with andy. I question the timing.
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