Most of the little SS scumbags of this division who surrendered in Normandy never made it to POW cages. That was true for most SS units, which is why they fought like they did since they knew what their likely fate was with Allied soldiers who hated Nazis.
It's true that following 'incidents' during the early clashes between the Canadians and the 12th SS few prisoners were taken. But enough prisoners were taken later on for the British to become concerned at the strength of Nazi faith amongst these SS youths - they feared that a whole generation of German youth would need re-educating. Of course, the situation was even worse for the SS prisoners in the East.
Most of the little SS scumbags of this division who surrendered in Normandy never made it to POW cages. That was true for most SS units, which is why they fought like they did since they knew what their likely fate was with Allied soldiers who hated Nazis.
It's true that following 'incidents' during the early clashes between the Canadians and the 12th SS few prisoners were taken. But enough prisoners were taken later on for the British to become concerned at the strength of Nazi faith amongst these SS youths - they feared that a whole generation of German youth would need re-educating. Of course, the situation was even worse for the SS prisoners in the East.
Crazy Kids. Being Led to the Slaughter.