(disclaimer; I in no way want to imply that I believe returning soldiers were treated harshly/that I condone their actions or anything of that sort. Just interested in how the average German would have viewed it)

Were returning soldiers welcomed or shunned, did they proudly talk of their exploits or display souvenirs, were veterans groups set up? Were those who didn't make it back remembered as heroes by family/community? Was it worse/different/better even for the more overtly "Nazi" soldiers such as SS members?

I'm guessing the experience will have been quite different between East and West Germany as well?