page_title: Drumhead court-martial
hierarchical_section_title: Drumhead court-martial
caption_attribution_description: Suomi: 15. Prikaatin kenttäoikeus työssään heinäkuussa 1944. SA-kuva English: The Field Court Martial of the Finnish 15th Brigade in July 1944
context_page_description: A drumhead court-martial is a court-martial held in the field to hear urgent charges of offences committed in action. The term sometimes has connotations of summary justice.
  The term is said to originate from the use of a drumhead as an improvised writing table.
context_section_description: A drumhead court-martial is a court-martial held in the field to hear urgent charges of offences committed in action. The term sometimes has connotations of summary justice.
  The term is said to originate from the use of a drumhead as an improvised writing table.
caption: The drumhead court-martial of the Finnish 15th Brigade in July 1944
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