Parallels between LOTR and WWII?

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Re: Re:Hmm

One little thing I noticed once is something where it might be possible that JRRT could actually have been inspired by WWII.
Saruman's Uruk-Hai:

-a black elite unit with white s-runes on their uniforms.
-They showed exceptional leadership and courage.
-They were 'devised' only lately and first used in that war.
-They got aided by volunteers (Dúnlendings).
-They were a merciless troop on a merciless side.
-They considered themselves as being far superior to others, both in skill and in blood


The German SS ('Schutzstaffel') and Waffen-SS in WWII:-a black elite unit with white s-runes on their uniforms.
-They showed exceptional leadership and courage.
-They were 'devised' only lately and first used in that war.
-They got aided by volunteers (Scandinavia, Balkans etc.).
-They were a merciless troop on a merciless side.
-They considered themselves as being far superior to others, both in skill and in blood



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