Band Of Brothers Part 6 - Bastogne (Cut Reaction)
Added 2025-05-23 14:00:20 +0000 UTCIt's the dead of winter, and Easy Company find themselves in the Belgian forest attempting to fend-off frostbite, hunger and battle fatigue.
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Mortars are different from artillery. They're not being hit with mortars. Those are the smaller shells that soldiers carry with them and fire from the tubes. Artillery is the big shells shot from howitzers and cannons from miles away. Much bigger.
Branden Findeisen
2025-06-28 13:31:38 +0000 UTCThe first Geneva Conventions date back to 1864, and prior to WW2, were last updated in 1929 following the deficiencies observed in WW1. These articles protected the treating of wounded and sick soldiers on the battlefield, the treatment of POWs, the use of chemical or biological weapons, and many other humanitarian concerns. So to answer your question, it was essentially a war crime to intentionally target those bearing the logo of the Red Cross, as well as targeted destruction of facilities meant to treat the wounded and sick. However it is extremely hard to enforce these laws, especially during wartime and with such a massive global conflict of immense scale such as WW2. As such, these rules were often breached, both intentionally and unintentionally, and by all sides to varying degrees. Besides the obvious atrocities committed by Germany, Japan, and the Soviets, other forces also had their own breaches of terms. For example, if you recall earlier in the show when the captured Germans were essentially summarily executed, this would have been a direct breach of Article 2 of the 1929 Geneva Convention on Treatment of POWs. And unfortunately, such things were not an isolated incident. This sort of disregard that often occurs during wartime, despite previously agreed upon pre-established laws and rules, is best described by the longstanding proverb/idiom of "All's fair in love and war."
Ye Olde Man River
2025-05-23 22:10:17 +0000 UTC
