|
No doubt, the sinking of *recognized* hospital ships is a crime. In the case of the Llandover the crew realized the mistake and tried to kill the survivors to prevent detection. I agree that the judgement was ridiculous when compared to the crime, but at least there was a court. Allied war crimes were not handled at all.
Belgium, btw, is not the German "cause" but rather the measures. These were wrong. So were those of the Allies. The US did not enter due to Belgium or the Lusitania, but rather to protect their right to trade with one belligerent wihthout interference of the other. For me that does not sound like a just cause.
Well, we already agreed to disagree on this point.
Is there any proof that the Subs did recognize the hospital ships? Were red cross colors used as disguise by Q-Ships? In the case of the Llandover the crew only realized their mistake after the attack, and then committed the real crime.
regards
Axel
|