Talk:Peter Stevens (RAF officer)
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Gazette refs
editIn addition to the full details of his MC, the London GAzette contains details of his commission and promotions, http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/exact=stevens+(88219)/start=1 David Underdown (talk) 22:22, 1 February 2010 (UTC)
His Own Country?
editAs he was a Jew it is somewhat problematic to refer to Nazi Germany as his 'own' country. This article appears to view him more as a defector than a refugee, which is frankly a bizarre lens through which to view both his presence in England and service in the RAF. For example "He spent three years and eight months as a prisoner of his own country (without protection from the Geneva Convention). Had the Nazis discovered his true identity, he would have been subject to immediate execution as a traitor." This is not only totally untrue but is actually frankly ridiculous. No the Germans would not have 'executed him as a traitor' they would not have viewed him as a traitor. The Nazis did not view Jews as Germans, the article reads as though it was only his personal preference that stopped him from fighting in the German forces, rather than the British. If they had discovered his identity he would not have been considered a traitor, there would have ben no trial no tribunal he would have just been put on the train to the camps with all the other Jews and presumably quietly murdered or worked/stared to death there. Disappointing article for Wikipedia, showing either a very poor understanding of the Second World War in general or reliance on very flawed sources. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.155.245.194 (talk) 16:39, 26 April 2016 (UTC)