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by ignoramous 2494 days ago
In OPs defence, Winston Churchill, a European hero, is dispised by some in India for having no regard for his British East Indian subjects. Rewriting of history by the victors has, allegedly, untarnished his name significantly, even in the Indian subcontinent.

Exhibit A: 3 million people died of man-made famine in 1943 for which Churchill is widely held accountable https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bengal_famine_of_1943

Similarly, not all Third Reich officers are demonized: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_D%C3%B6nitz#Later_years and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erwin_Rommel#Posthumous_honour...