If you had to choose between dealing with the Gestapo (or any of the Nazi security organs grouped with it, such as the Sicherheitsdienst) or the NKVD, who would you go with?
Lets say you were a member of the Polish resistance, a good example, because they had to deal with both. Hell, you could even merely be the resident of a village near where the resistance operates, and you'd be in their crosshairs.
It doesn't matter if you are a partisan or not, it doesn't even matter if you sympathize with them, because both the Gestapo and NKVD still think you have information, and they want it.
Bonus question: would you rather your village be visited by the Dirlewanger Brigade, or by a group of rapacious Soviet Partisans who raid you for conscripts and food?
I'd prefer getting a visit from the NKVD and marauding soviet partisans.
>>1840443
They were both pretty brutal. With the Gestapo you could be sent to a work camp or Death Camp but with the NKVD you could be placed inside one of their torture buildings. It's really a question of which one would make you die sooner? Also Chekas were worse than both put together.
>>1840443
>Polish
>Resistance
I'd rather be part of the glorious French Resistance
>>1840515
Lol French resistance. For one if the biggest European powers of WW1 and massive population they basically rolled over and took the dick any resistance was more of a meme than anything.
Id take the Nazis high chance you just get killed.
>>1840515
>French resistance
I'd rather be in the Dutch resistance. Or maybe even the Norwegian resistance before the French resistance.
>>1840443
NKVD. Nazis were incompetent often times while Stalin is the lord of terror. He orchestrated Europe more than any other leader in history, arguably.
>Bonus question: would you rather your village be visited by the Dirlewanger Brigade, or by a group of rapacious Soviet Partisans who raid you for conscripts and food?
Obviously the soviets. Rather be raped and killed than be tortured for weeks.
>>1840570
>nazis were incompetent often times
Yes, but the times that they weren't, they were terrifyingly brutal.
>>1840542
>I'd rather be in the Dutch resistance
so the 5th SS
>>1840511
>Also Chekas were worse than both put together.
Knowing little about this, could you please explain?
>>1840859
I don't know what he meant, considering the Cheka was the precursor to the NKVD, for all intents and purposes.
>>1840515
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_Righteous_Among_the_Nations
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%BBegota
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rescue_of_Jews_by_Poles_during_the_Holocaust
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_Army
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_resistance_movement_in_World_War_II
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_contribution_to_World_War_II#Army
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_contribution_to_World_War_II#Intelligence
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_contribution_to_World_War_II#Polish_Forces_.28West.29
Meanwhile in France:
>French women fuck German soldiers
>French are outstanding citizens of the Third Reich
>no Partisan activities worth noticing happen
>Jews are sold to Germans