None of the sites that I usually get images from are allowed on this forum. (just for clarity, none of my direct relatives were affiliated with the Nazi party). (We don't want Europe to get the wrong idea about war gaming)Īs a person with family on both sides of both World Wars (rather interesting, huh), I feel that I can look at the issue objectively, and without bias. I think that it would be backwards to use the Third Reich Flag without a very good reason for doing so. (Cough) America's destruction of the Native American lands and cultures (Cough). (Cough) Britain and France in Africa and Asia in the 1800s. This is likely due to the fact that prior to the Nazis, Germany's track record, while certainly not spotless, was around the same as other major nations. I am also unaware of any extensive bans on those flags either. I have never heard of anyone being offended by the pre-Second World War flags. Wargaming also wants to avoid political scandals in countries where that flag is banned, which I understand. Sure the Third Reich Flag would be more historical for the Second World War era ships, but it would not make sense on the pre-Nazi era ships. I concur that a flag from Imperial Germany or from the Wiemar Republic should be used. Yet we brush it all under the rug of history.īut hey, it's a Wargaming product. The Soviets murdered millions more of their own people than Hitler's darkest dreams could have imagined. Some YouTubers may joke about "Sending Dissidents to the Gulag" to gain favor from the ghost of Stalin whilst playing video games, but the Gulags were a very real thing and millions suffered and died in work camps and frigid conditions. But everybody seems to forget the millions MORE people, including Jews, that died at the hands of the Soviets. Everybody hates the Nazis (in part) because of the Death Camps, as well they should. Some would say that the Soviet flag is even more offensive to some than the Nazi flag. They actually do, all the Russian DD from tier 2 to 4 in game have the naval ensign of the Russian Imperial Navy. WG probably doesn't want to bother with the possible fuss from Germany, so they just didn't put the flag in, despite it being in the game files already. Actually the flag in question has it's use legally limited in some German states due to it's use by modern right-wing extremist groups.
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