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Unread 27 Mar 2003, 18:20   #11
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Originally posted by Dante Hicks
The penalty (I believe) for running away in the Russian army (during WW2) was death by firing squad. I would expect any country being invaded to have a similar policy. Is it just? Of course not. But entirely predictable.
In the finnish front they had armed squads who shot anyone trying to retreat. no wonder they lost 200+k men
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