Much of post-war Germany was reconstructed underneath a blanket of forgetfulness and many senior Nazis went on to have luminous careers. In this regard Germany was no different from any other nation, and we forget that Stalin murdered many more times the number of people than Hitler. Likewise Mao killed at least four times as many Chinese. And lest we forget, the USA committed the clear war crime of dropping thermonuclear bombs on unarmed civilians, merely because Truman wanted some way to feel less inadequate when facing Stalin, who greatly intimidated the simple-minded Missourian with his presence. Yet no one in the USA was ever brought to justice and their children have born no stigma whatsoever.