he really thought no one would notice if he slipped in a line about how nazi soldiers were only following orders. this is literally one of the oldest forms of holocaust denialism. it is extremely concerning that the president of an American History museum is casually repeating nazi talking points.

Myth of the clean Wehrmacht - Wikipedia

Yeah, "museum" is actually a bit of a stretch here. In fairness their material is pretty US-typical, but they are fundamentally a display of killing machines, carrying on the fetishism of the original collector.

"Just following orders" didn't mean a thing at Nuremburg