Breach of international rules of war?

[Nick Beale]

Originally Posted by VtwinVince

International rules of war? That's rich. I think those were pretty much thrown out a few years ago by a certain North American superpower.

But we're talking about 1939–45.

[RT]

At see there are no rules, the pirats can be anoblished, still today the right at sea is by many aspect different that on the "earth", the bombing of the french flotte at Mers el Kébir, obeying at that rule in fact at that no-rule

remi

[hihotte]

Holá Nick, talking about 39-45, if the false national markings of the Spee Arado was the start of breaking (disregarding) international rules than it continued with everydays breaking rules in WWII - from all combatants. The next remarkable one was the Cossack attack and freeing of PoW's on Altmarck, the supply merchant of Graf Spee in neutral waters of Joessingfjord, Norway. Nazi Germany welcomed this affair to occupy Norway under the excuse Norway could not protect their own neutrality. I think that caused a lot of trouble in the next 4 1/2 years to the British War office. Anyhow as Clausewitz stated: At war and in love everything is allowed.
Have a nice sunday
Horst Schmidt