Watson, in the first paragraph of Source 1, uses the newspaper quote to support the claim that Russian troops committed atrocities against German civilians Russian troops committed atrocities against German civilians A German propaganda portrayed the conflict with Russia as a defensive war German propaganda portrayed the conflict with Russia as a defensive war B parts of eastern Germany were occupied by Russian troops in the early stages of the war parts of eastern Germany were occupied by Russian troops in the early stages of the war C ordinary Germans were not genuinely afraid of the effects of a possible Russian invasion