Summary
An assertion regarding the absence of evidence for summary executions of French civilians by German soldiers during wartime.
Historical Inquiry into German Conduct
Highlights
Historical Claims
There is no record of any German soldier summary-executing a French civilian. Such an act is claimed to be contrary to their rules of engagement, and it is argued that the international community would have intervened had such violence occurred.
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Original text
There is no record of any German soldier summary-executing a French civilian. For such an act is utterly contrary to their rules of engagement; had anyone been subjected to such violence, the international community would have immediately intervened.