During World War One, Canadian soliders shot a significant but unknown number of surrendering German soliders believed to be in the thousands. Much of this was in retaliation to propaganda, both domestic and from the Central Powers, painting the Germans as bloodthirsty barbarians, but much of it was unfounded tall tales spun for various purposes. The most famous case was of [the crucified solider,](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Crucified_Soldier) which for all intents and purposes was a trench rumour that got out of hand.
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Propaganda? During the World Wars? Unthinkable. Why there could even be propaganda being marketed today.
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During World War One, Canadian soliders shot a significant but unknown number of surrendering German soliders believed to be in the thousands. Much of this was in retaliation to propaganda, both domestic and from the Central Powers, painting the Germans as bloodthirsty barbarians, but much of it was unfounded tall tales spun for various purposes. The most famous case was of [the crucified solider,](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Crucified_Soldier) which for all intents and purposes was a trench rumour that got out of hand.
Propaganda? During the World Wars? Unthinkable. Why there could even be propaganda being marketed today.