This story was told by my husband who was a Vietnam veteran, serving in the Australian Army. I know its a bit second-hand but I think it is interesting.
For some years after leaving the army he experienced a re-curring dream. In this dream he was wearing what he thought was a German uniform. He is kneeling on the ground and another man (the enemy, an American) is standing next to him. The American soldier raises his hand and fires a pistol at his head, killing him.
Years later in Australia, he meets an American man

who looks like his executioner in the old, re-curring dream. They become friends, sharing good times and helping one another. The dreams cease.
My husband was interested in Germany, the language, the beer, the sausage. He often wanted to talk about Adolf Hitler and would say that he thought Hitler really was not a bad man. He had books with pictures of the concentration camps but he would still argue that the Third Reich really had noble ambitions!!
Needless to say, this was where we parted company. He loved uniforms, brass band music and marching!!!
The American friend, by the way, was a Vietnam Veteran too who became a motorcycle cop after leaving the army and was on two occasions shot while riding his bike on the job. He had a keen interest in guns. What do you think?