What stopped the british from slaughtering the germans after world war 2?
There are many reasons why the slaughter stopped. 1. Taking it out on the Germans would mean even more deaths for the British military. 2. The victor has to know when to call off the dogs, unless they become exactly what they were trying to stop. Imagine if the Americans continued to kill indians even after Wounded Knee. 3. The Germans and the British go back a looong way. In fact, the British Royal Family have German ancestors. France and the United States also have huge numbers of people of Germanic descent. Many people from allied nations still have relatives living in Germany, and would not have approved killing their forefathers’ homeland. 4. Many people in Germany have British and French ancestors. The people of Europe have a history that is too interwoven. You can thank the Roman Empire for linking them together. 5. Many Germans, like Field Marshall (the Desert Fox) Rommel, were never members of the Nazi Party, and were not at fault.
