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Old 12-17-2010, 01:33 AM
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Originally Posted by Avimimus View Post
but refusing to kill civilians is very different from desertion. [.]
It is interesting to think that Nazi Germany - despite everything that was done, recognised this distinction just as we do today.
My ass.
Both, refusal to obey orders and desertion could be punished by the death penalty.
In both cases your supervisor could do that on the field, without trial.

Have you ever wondered why(in most armies) only officers carry a handgun?
(In Switzerland we call the officers SIG P220: leadership support tool '75)
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