Nijemcima je rečeno da se prema Rusima odnose kao polu-Ijudima, no nije prošlo dugo da su Nijemci sa prvih linija počeli, u najmanju ruku, misliti o njima kao nadljudima, a ne polu Ijudima.
The German was told to regard his Russian foe as subhuman, but it was not long before the German frontline soldier, at least, came to think of him as more superhuman than subhuman.