And so reprisals are set up... The announcement in the papers is an adaptation of a couple of original ones that have survived from newspapers of the time to this day, complete with phrasing and reasoning. Here is one example, an announcement to the people of Crete, for anyone who wants to take a look, even if it's in Greek.
Thanks for sharing that piece of history!
I can't read Greek but it seems so non-nonchalant, oh, "what did you do today, honey?" "Killed a 150 civilians to prove a point, can you pass the salt? The meat needs a little seasoning..."
Those are someone's mother, father, son, daughter, etc... 8-(
Interesting how they assign a number of, basically, sacrifices for "atonement" rather than arresting responsible parties. But I guess that happens when one can't track down those actually responsible (or at least might discourage those responsible by tgreats of innocent deaths...).
And so it begins. In many cases the reprisals were so severe as to stop resistance from growing anywhere there wasn't a well organized apparatus and close Allied support. We forget just how exceptional successful resistance to an occupying army is.
photobyjt at 11:17AM, May 18, 2012
Thanks for sharing that piece of history! I can't read Greek but it seems so non-nonchalant, oh, "what did you do today, honey?" "Killed a 150 civilians to prove a point, can you pass the salt? The meat needs a little seasoning..." Those are someone's mother, father, son, daughter, etc... 8-(
Tantz Aerine at 12:53PM, May 17, 2012
usedbooks: They also want to ensure those resisting don't get support from the populace. // bravo1102: very true.
usedbooks at 9:09AM, May 17, 2012
Interesting how they assign a number of, basically, sacrifices for "atonement" rather than arresting responsible parties. But I guess that happens when one can't track down those actually responsible (or at least might discourage those responsible by tgreats of innocent deaths...).
bravo1102 at 1:07AM, May 17, 2012
And so it begins. In many cases the reprisals were so severe as to stop resistance from growing anywhere there wasn't a well organized apparatus and close Allied support. We forget just how exceptional successful resistance to an occupying army is.