How was the relationship between West German commanders and soldiers and their allied counterparts just after WW2? Was they a level of animosity? How did Allied commanders look at West German commanders who they fought few months back.

by Deep_Grey

I’m interested in know how did the relationship between the allied powers and West Germany evolve after WW2. Thanks in advance

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Wehrmacht veterans had a prominent role in the Western historiography of Operation Barbarossa until the opening of Soviet archives in the 1990s. /u/Georgy_K_Zhukov and /u/commiespaceinvader have previously answered:

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