On the killing of non-combatant civilians

Rating: Null/10 (25 July 2003)

Regarding the question of the killing of non-combatants civilans:
Soldiers are indeed required to avoid civilian casualties whenever possible, but they are also required to not put civilians into harm's way. Also, the use of civilians as shields is forbidden. Since the German facility is clearly a legitimate military target, and since the Germans brought the civilians there, the fault here is not primarily with the Dirty Dozen, it's with the Germans, who put those civilians in danger.