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"That oncoming ship... it's... it's us, sir."
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Dressing up as the enemy is actually a war crime.
What? Committing war crimes? Germany? Preposterous!
WWI was so famous for everyone fighting a calm and reasonable war with no war crimes
To be fair: A lot of things that are war crimes today were declared as such specifically because of WWI. Meaning that they weren't war crimes when they were committed during the war. Specifically chemical agents (mustard gas and friends) had never been seen before, so there obviously was no treaty banning their use until after the fact.
war crimes are whatever the dominate military power says it is the other guy is doing
Only if you engage under the enemy's colors. Otherwise it's a ruse of war, and legitimate.
Then thank the British for stopping this potential war crime.
It's war, and when you are being invaded by greedy bastards. There are no war crimes.
I thought the Germans were the greedy bastards?
Yes, in that case yes. But in current global situations.