Allied pilot shot on the ground by Luftwaffe pilot after being shot down in aerial combat

[sidney]

I feel that this issue was regulated by the Geneva Conventions, which are a series of treaties on the treatment of civilians, prisoners of war (POWs) and soldiers who are otherwise rendered hors de combat, or incapable of fighting... the category where pilots hanging helplessly in their parachutes certainly qualify.

The paratroopers might face different issues altogether for the reason they are capable of fighting when parachuted, and especially so once they touch the ground.