Well, that puts an spoke in the "at least Hitler loved his dogs" wheel!
So, now Canicide can be added to Nazi Germany's alleged crimes!
Malaparte was an Italian journalist trusted enough during the war to accompany the Italian corps on the Eastern Front in 1941. He had a tendency to embroider somewhat, so this post-war story has to be taken with a pinch of salt.
I suspect that German troops had a lot more to worry about in 1941 than roaming rear areas looking for dogs to slaughter. Presumably, if it ever existed, Schobert's "Dog Order" will emerge somewhere.
Sid.
The dogs of war
Re: The dogs of war
Although Kaputt is heavily fictionalized, we don't have real evidence that the exterminations really happened.
Malaparte constantly paints the Germans as mindless monsters in his book.
It might have been an anti-rabies measure.
Otherwise, killing the dogs didn't make much sense; there were no anti-tank dogs among them, and they weren't even related.
Malaparte constantly paints the Germans as mindless monsters in his book.
It might have been an anti-rabies measure.
Otherwise, killing the dogs didn't make much sense; there were no anti-tank dogs among them, and they weren't even related.