I might not know much, but i think it had something to do with germanys leader at the time, hitler. Hitler's party had an affect on civiliams and soldiers, since many soldiers and civilians didn't know about Hitlers brutal torturing of Jews, POW's, and etc., they didn't know and thought Hitler was a good leader, and since when Hitler lost battles he would give his civilians messages that they won them, when in reality they lost a battle.
