Some of them may have welcomed the Nazis initially, until they found out the   
   Nazis were in fact not liberators.  The Nazis established provincial   
   governments in the conquered Soviet territories instead of setting them free.    
   They conscripted the people    
   in the Soviet republics into the military and labor forces, carried out mass   
   deportations, and killed any dissenters.   
      
   Also, if you think Germany cared about those countries, then why did Hitler   
   agree to allow Stalin to take over the Balkan states, in their 1939-1940   
   negotiations?   
      
   On Sunday, July 30, 2017 at 11:37:15 AM UTC-7, Topaz wrote:   
   > 'Liberation from Bolshevism': WWII German Troops Welcomed in the   
   > Soviet Union    
   > Video     
   > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tg6mukX9EsQ   
   >    
   > As German forces advanced into the Soviet Union in 1941, many people   
   > welcomed the troops as liberators from Bolshevik tyranny. The welcome   
   > was especially warm in the Baltic countries, western Belarus and   
   > western Ukraine. As this four-minute video (no narration) shows,   
   > grateful people express appreciation for the troops who brought   
   > freedom from harsh Soviet rule, and restored ancient rights. German   
   > soldiers, as well as troops of German-allied nations, often helped   
   > local people repair homes and buildings, fix damaged infrastructure,   
   > and re-open churches that the Bolsheviks had shut down or destroyed.   
   > Russians Under German Rule During World War II   
      
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