"While technically he was a literal Nazi in the literal SS..."
Buddy, think about what you are writing. You don't need to defend these people. What they did, what they were a part of, is in fact bad and they should feel bad.
Was wondering why you were going so hard to defend the SS and then saw you’re in Lithuania. A country that still tries to downplay/deny its role aiding the Nazis in the holocaust. Must be something in the air there.
Buddy, think about what you are writing. You don't need to defend these people. What they did, what they were a part of, is in fact bad and they should feel bad.