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Originally posted by human
One last thing on the topic of the non-uniformed combants=evil murderers. Does anyone out there know how partisians have been dealt with by various forces on either side since and including WWII? Were they called PoW's or just held then executed? (not including Nazi Germany and Russia under Stalin for what should be obvious reasons) Far as I'm aware, the civilian with the gun shooting at invaders if (s)he survived, was considered a PoW up until now.
First they came for the Jews
and I did not speak out
because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for the Communists
and I did not speak out
because I was not a Communist.
Then they came for the trade unionists
and I did not speak out
because I was not a trade unionist.
Then they came for me
and there was no one left
to speak out for me.
- Pastor Martin Niemöller
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first nice quote btw
On the part of partisans - it depends on the situation and person(s) involved.
For example, Hitler made the order to execute all captured commandos and resistance fighters - of course Hitler is.. uh.. Hitler
But once Rommel was the commander involved and he let the prisoners live - he didn't believe in Hitler's style and saw it quite differently (as did a lot of other commanders though lesser known).
That being said, the context is a bit off on this - spies for Germany were sometimes executed, as were saboteurs, but the thing is - many were hired by the government they worked for (duh) and at the time, it was a total war.
This is hardly a total war - WW2 was one of desperation early - and it doesn't really work because the Allies -always- had the advantage in intelligence and counterintelligence.