I'd never heard of it: War Crime
The summary executions of combatants that have surrendered is a war crime.BQ78 said:
If the enemy is fighting back (even if they were recently your friend) that is not a war crime.
FIFYjkag89 said:The summary execution of 5,200 POWs that have surrendered is a war crime.BQ78 said:
If the enemy is fighting back (even if they were recently your friend) that is not a war crime.
Phrased it the way I did because I wasn't sure from the article if all the Italian troops executed chose to fight the Germans or some had already surrendered their positions. Either way, it is a war crime.74OA said:FIFYjkag89 said:The summary execution of 5,200 POWs that have surrendered is a war crime.BQ78 said:
If the enemy is fighting back (even if they were recently your friend) that is not a war crime.