• Anarcho-Bolshevik
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    101 year ago

    There were a few occasions when the Romanian fascists machine‐gunned retreaters.

    Officers often threatened to shoot cowards, and commanders sometimes even ordered “blocking detachments” to machine gun soldiers who retreated, though this was rarely followed through with.

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    • SovereignState
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      1 year ago

      Oh, hey, Enemy at the Gates was projection after all! Who woulda thunk.