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Norrrm

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4. WWll - Executed for firing on/killing shipwreck survivors

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Thu Dec 4, 2025, 08:44 PM

21 hrs ago

WWll - Executed for firing on/killing shipwreck survivors

U-boat commander Heinz-Wilhelm Eck was shot for killing the survivors of a sunk target.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/11664318

On this day, November 30, 1945, U-boat commander Heinz-Wilhelm Eck was shot for killing the survivors of a sunk target.

Eck's crime was in war, not some meaningless statement pretending war.

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Republicans question the legality of double-tap strike, conducted by Pete Hegseth's Pentagon - Deadline - MS NOW [View all] Rhiannon12866 22 hrs ago OP

they should be questioning ALL of those hits Skittles 22 hrs ago #1

Exactly! They are murdering citizens from another country with a bogus excuse! Rhiannon12866 22 hrs ago #2

ITS FUCKING MURDER , CALL IT WHAT IT IS..... YoshidaYui 21 hrs ago #3

WWll - Executed for firing on/killing shipwreck survivors Norrrm 21 hrs ago #4

And that's the thing, exactly when did Congress declare war?? And on which country?? Rhiannon12866 21 hrs ago #5