Indeed and the work of several hours is appreciated Beevor argues that these acts of violence were initially motivated by a desire for revenge and retribution for crimes committed by the Nazis during their invasion of the Soviet Union I would suggest this small clause would cover the subsequent changes to the patterns of violence sublimating any ideological propagandistic element which was to a considerable extent evident in the initial phases A reversion to the age old behaviours of fighting men in the susequent phases could be included