I believe the strength of the Western German peace movements can be significantly attributed to the NATO war scenarios that pretty much all had Germany as a nuclear wasteland to stop the Soviets as a key element.
Some people found out that the reality of "USA liberating you from the bad commies" (sold by american propaganda) was "liberation through liberal application of nuclear fire to any larger population center" (and we'll figure a reason for the strike after we decide where)
I guess we can't be under communist regime if we are dead.