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Antisemitism In Christopher Browning's Ordinary Men

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The Holocaust is the most prolific and devastating genocides in history, with a total of six million lives lost (mostly Jewish) in a span of several years. A genocide like this must have required meticulous planning, well-rounded and persistent leaders and soldiers, and a desire to mercilessly kill. Adolf Hitler, along with other members of the Nazi party, were able to successfully wipe out millions following a religion (or millions of a race) in order to establish a “clean and Jew-free” Germany, a utopia in their eyes. It is well-known for antisemitism, which is prejudice against Jewish people, to be the prime motivator for the occurrence of this mass murder. However, did all of the men that were directly involved in the killings of Jews and other minorities uphold values relating to antisemitism?
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