war crimes

cm1179

cm1179

cm1179

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can someone tell me a little about war crimes please?
take world war 2. was war as clear cut as anyone from the opposition countries is the enemy. for example: say i was not actually fighting (as in, classed as a soldier) but killled a german (or any opposing country) soldier in our country, even if he was unarmed, would i have gotten into trouble? or how about someone who was not a soldier (say intelligence or a surgeon etc) where was the line drawn?
i suppose what i'm trying to say, is who was the enemy and who would not be seen as a threat?
 
maustin said:
Rape of Nanking another lowpoint in Japanese history. In fact John Rabe (a Nazi) was so horrified by Japanese actions he wrote to Hitler to get him to curtail the Japanese and helped the local Chinese. The accepted wisdom I believe is that the Japanese generally got let off as the US needed a platform to base from against China and Russia.

Would also say WW2 was not really 1939-45 that was just what it was for us - for other parts of the world it all started a bit earlier.
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didn't the japanese (as a country) say they would never get involved in war again?
 
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