Court V Case VII Thus this problem has remained a matter of martial usage. As I have said before, a great number of authors cannot be regarded as [ ... ]
Court V Case VII It is well known that the Germans threatened to shoot hostages in France during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870/71, and that the [ ... ]
Court V Case VII people at the ratio of 10 to 1. 4. At Reutlingen, French troops shot hostages at the ratio of 4 to 1. 5. At Markdorf, he sta [ ... ]
"However, I have come to the conclusion that there is nothing which makes it absolutely clear that in no circumstances - and especially in the circu [ ... ]
one can apply reprisal measures should the enemy (or, in peacetime, the other party to an agreement) engage in an unlawful type of activity or in an [ ... ]
Court V Case VII permissible to kill hostages if necessary. I have explained already in my opening statement that there is not any contradiction [ ... ]
AFTERNOON SESSION (The hearing reconvened at 1345 hours, 4 February 1948) THE MARSHAL: The court is again in sessio [ ... ]
"In the War Department Rules of Land Warfare of 1940, the matter of retaliation is dealt with under the topic of 'Reprisals'. In this connection is [ ... ]
purpose of reprisal measure; that is, to be effective means of coercion. [ ... ]
The ratios which appear in the Allied orders prove that the regulation of the United States Military Manual according to which reprisals must not ex [ ... ]