field marshal walter von reichenau on october 10 , 1941 announced , the soldier in the eastern territories is not merely a fighter according to the rules of the art of war , but also the bearer of a ruthless national ideology.therefore the soldier must have understanding of the necessity of a severe but just revenge on sub-humans.lxxv in contrast to the situation of the jews , the dominant feeling among poles , as several eyewitnesss described it , was relief .