Forgotten Holocaust: The Poles Under German Occupation 1939-1944 by Richard C. Lukas

Author:Richard C. Lukas
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2011-03-30T22:12:00+00:00

First, by labeling as a `reprisal' any raid even on Berlin (particularly as there is no special feature or weapon that we can introduce into it) we would au tomatically abandon our previous position, which is that our attacks on cities are attacks on military objectives (including industry) and therefore `lawful' and justifiable.

Alternatively, if we claimed that the raid had been an especially violent or effective one, should we not have the dilemma (a) 'Why not always do the same?' or (b) You are competing in brutality with the Germans?'

Then again, we should almost certainly be overwhelmed with requests from all the other Allies that we should also redress their grievances in the same way. This would result in nothing but a series of 'token' reprisals which would not only be completely ineffective as deterrents but would also destroy the last shreds of the cloak of legality which at present covers our operations.

Finally, we should make it much easier for the Germans to institute reprisals against our captured air crews."

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