Parachute killings

Aussie1001 · 09-09-2007, 04:50 AM

That is a very sad story....
There are two ways to look at this i believe the view point of a computer or the view point of a human...
Computer- dont give a dam about him but if i kill him now he doesn't come back up tomorrow to have a go at me againe.....
Human- Better not if i don't he might encourage his mates not to as well...
And i would sure hate to be in his position if i decied to do it....
this is how i see it anyhow....

Soundbreaker Welch? · 09-10-2007, 06:41 AM

Well Aussie, you have summed up the Golden Rule.

If you shot a German in the chute, his buddy might come back and shoot your buddy in the chute, or you.

rogthedodge · 09-11-2007, 08:03 PM

A couple of points - cross racial conflicts are typically more brutal / less 'honourable' than those within the same racial groups; hence allies & Japan, germany & Russia being more brutal than allies & germany (largely an Anglo-Saxon war)

Certainly the Poles/Czechs saw no reason not to shoot at chutes but decency aside it was pointed out to them that in the BoB downed pilots were going to be captured anyway.

On civilians killing pilots it certainly happened - I've read of RAF pilots being rescued from mobs by passing Luftwaffe personnel. Many however were killed by civilians on landing.

It certainly happened in the UK too but being more densely populated downed LW aircrew were more likely to fall into official hands before harm could come to them. Not sure I'd rely on the fair-play of local Home Guard units though.

Soundbreaker Welch? · 09-12-2007, 02:42 AM

Gaw, you bloody well bombed my barn!

rogthedodge · 09-12-2007, 05:35 PM

Put me in mind of a story and old boy told me when I kid:

LW plane crash land on the hills of North Wales on a dark night miles from anywhere and the pilot is confronted by a local Home Guard soldier.

HG soldier is shouting at him in Welsh*, poor LW guy hasn't a clue and continues walking forwards as Welshman points rifle, works the bolt etc.
God knows what the LW guy must have thought. AFAIK no blood was spilt.

* unlike any language you've ever heard, it's 000's of years old. Back then many 'ordinary' N Walians had little English.