(the term being in fact throwing in the towel)

when?

wtf are you serious?

the geneva convention was AFTER the war, ass

the treaties that formed the convention as a document in international relations were signed in 49, to be added to the previous powerless ones

the two previous ones were as effective as the league of nations

and, in any case, they aren't respected by the big boys anyway

didn't the US have war camps for german prisoners after the war, despite the "geneva conventions", where millions died?

did the USSR not send millions to the gulags?

they did, bud

conventions meant nothing

and still don't for the ones in power

"surrendering" in 1942 would have resulted in the same thing: occupation, war crimes

let me answer you with another simple question: do you prefer to die standing or live on your knees, ernesto?

as you failed to choose between one of the two, i'm going to take from your previous thoughts that you prefer the latter

again, going back to the original point

surrendering before may 45 would have made no difference, except for the fact that germany would have fewer heroes

but someone like you knows better

the young men back then were fighting for their blood and soil, to the bitter end, no matter what. there was no room for some 21st century mentality of "guys, let's surrender and then attack them in a generation or two, right?"

you have a good night, too

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