Really. In WWII, it was illegal too? For I remember looting and war trophies from all books I've read on WWII. Enlisted men complaining how officers always looted more, infantry complaining that only tankers can really loot because they can carry lots more stuff with them, etc etc.
And don't let me mention the Red Army. They stole everything that wasn't buried under a midden.
As for looting, I'm never going to be a part of a military, due to numerous issues I have with that kind of organisation, and paramilitary organisations often need looted weaponry and kit in order to function.
Yes, really. I'm not going to go into the intracasies of batllefield capture vs. looting, or how those regs have changed since WWII, but looting is, and was then, illegal. I've helped prosecute soldiers for it. And no,
Paramilitary orginizations buy their own gear. You're planning to be part of a guerilla orginization, which is another discussion.
Let me quote General George S.Patton on that.
bunch of hyperbole that was taken (I think) from the movie, not the man.
So, he advocated terrorist tactics. No the noble idea of war as a sort of sport. Ends justifies the means kind of war. And he was one of the most successful US generals ever.
No, he didn't. He advocated total commitment, but he never advocated breaking the laws of war. The quote you put forth is a motivational speech, and in context is not to be taken litterally. As far as the whole "War for Sport" idea; I've been to wars, plural, and trust me, those of us actually doing it don't think it's a game or sport. But being deadly serious about the conduct of the war does not relieve you from the responsability to remember you're humanity, and your opponents. In fact if anything, it increases the need to be strictly vigilant to the idea's of Honor and that there are things you just don't do. I have a tattoo that reads:
And when you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss also gazes into you
It's there to remind me about the nature of evil, and some of the things I've done. The first part of that quote is just as important:
Be careful when you fight the monsters, lest you become one yourself,
Guerilla warfare is about taking them unaware.
Given your stated intolerance of the military, and you're location in Eastern Europe, I understand your being unfamiliar with the operations of a
Professional Military, but by combat, I meant anywhere in the zone they can be attacked.
Also, that's not actually what guerilla warfare is about.
Point taken. I'll try to be more polite.
Try harder:
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