Some scholars have proposed the idea that use of stimulants such as pervitin (methamphetamine) or other drugs like alcohol may have been responsible for war crimes committed by soldiers on the ground. On the eastern front it’s clear that the conflict between fascism and communism was an existential struggle and heinous acts were often supported by the higher ups. Another example is in kamikaze pilots who were also given methamphetamine before their suicide attacks. But apart from “sanctioned” war crimes is there any cases where atrocities were committed by soldiers clearly under the influence or was drug use so prevalent it’s impossible to discern the cause?