War crimes in World War II: This is a list of war crimes committed during World War II. The Axis powers (Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy, and Imperial Japan) were some of the most systematic perpetrators of war crimes in modern history. (None) [100%] 2024-02-17 [Law-related lists] [War crimes by war]...
Chetnik war crimes in World War II: The Chetniks, a Yugoslav royalist and Serbian nationalist movement and guerrilla force, committed numerous war crimes during the Second World War, primarily directed against the non-Serb population of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, mainly Muslims and Croats, and against Communist ... (none) [92%] 2023-12-22 [Human rights abuses]
War crimes: War crimes are unwarranted acts of violence committed against unarmed civilians or captured enemy soldiers. Due to the nature of state sovereignty and the lack of genuinely effective international authorities, they are almost always prosecuted by the victors against the ... [85%] 2023-12-19 [War crimes] [War]...
War crimes: War crimes consist of such ethical breaches as murdering unarmed noncombatants, executing or torturing prisoners of war. Some analysts evaluate the ethical standards of countries by the degree to which they tolerate war crimes in their own armed forces. [85%] 2023-02-28 [Law] [War Crime]...
Crime; Crimes: CRIME; CRIMES krim, krimz: This. term is used in English as the equivalent of the Hebrew mishpaT, "judgment," "verdict" (Ezekiel 7:23); zimmah, "a heinous crime" (Job 31:11); 'asham = "a fault," "sin" (Genesis 26:10, English Versions of the ... [85%] 1915-01-01
War crimes in Manchukuo: War crimes in Manchukuo were committed during the rule of the Empire of Japan in northeast China, either directly, or through its puppet state of Manchukuo, from 1931 to 1945. Various war crimes have been alleged, but have received comparatively ... [78%] 2024-04-06 [War crimes in Manchukuo] [Japanese war crimes]...
War crimes in Afghanistan: War crimes in Afghanistan covers the period of conflict from 1979 to the present. Starting with the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979, 40 years of civil war in various forms has wracked Afghanistan. (1979 to present, multiple conflicts) [78%] 2025-06-22 [War crimes in Afghanistan] [Taliban]...
War crime: A war crime is an act that violated the laws of war that applied in the jurisdiction and time of occurrence. The definition varies with time and place, and from a strict legal rather than historical perspective. [76%] 2023-06-13
War crime: A war crime is a violation of the laws of war that gives rise to individual criminal responsibility for actions by combatants in action, such as intentionally killing civilians or intentionally killing prisoners of war, torture, taking hostages, unnecessarily destroying ... (Social) [76%] 2023-09-27 [Warfare]
War crime: A war crime is a violation of the laws of war that gives rise to individual criminal responsibility for actions by combatants in action, such as intentionally killing civilians or intentionally killing prisoners of war, torture, taking hostages, unnecessarily destroying ... (Individual act constituting a violation of the laws of war) [76%] 2025-04-26 [War crimes] [Aftermath of war]...
Partisan: The meaning of the word "partisan" has changed over time. Originally, in the 16th century, it referred to a particular type of pike, having long spear blade as a head with a pair of curved lobes at the base. [75%] 2023-12-27 [Political terms]
Partisan: I) A thoroughgoing "party" man or adherent, usually in a depreciatory sense of one who puts his party before principles; (2) an irregular combatant or guerrilla soldier; (3) a weapon with a long shaft and a broad bladed head, of ... [75%] 2022-09-02
Partisan (film): Partisan is a 2015 Australian film directed by Ariel Kleiman. The film stars Vincent Cassel as Gregori, a cult leader. (Film) [75%] 2023-10-08 [2015 films] [Australian drama films]...
Partisan (politics): A partisan is a committed member of a political party. In multi-party systems, the term is used for persons who strongly support their party's policies and are reluctant to compromise with political opponents. (Politics) [75%] 2024-07-17 [Political terminology of the United States] [Soviet phraseology]...
Partisan (weapon): A partisan (also known as a partizan) is a type of polearm that was used in Europe during the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries. It consisted of a spearhead mounted on a long wooden shaft, with protrusions on the sides ... (Weapon) [75%] 2024-07-23 [Blade weapons] [Renaissance-era weapons]...
War crimes in the Tigray War: All sides of the Tigray War have been repeatedly accused of committing war crimes since it began in November 2020. In particular, the Ethiopian federal government, the State of Eritrea, the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) and Amhara regional ... (Major aspect of the war) [73%] 2023-12-31 [War crimes in the Tigray War]
War crimes in the Kosovo War: Numerous war crimes were committed by all sides during the Kosovo War, which lasted from 28 February 1998 until 11 June 1999. According to Human Rights Watch, the vast majority of abuses were attributable to the government of Slobodan Milošević, mainly ... (War crimes committed during the Kosovo War) [73%] 2024-01-08 [War crimes in the Kosovo War] [1998 crimes in Kosovo]...
War crimes in the Korean War: The Korean War was a major conflict of the Cold War and among the most destructive conflicts of the modern era, with approximately 3 million killed, most of whom were civilians. It resulted in the destruction of virtually all of ... (none) [73%] 2024-06-10 [Korean War crimes]
World war: A world war is an international conflict which involves most or all of the world's major powers. Conventionally, the term is reserved for two major international conflicts that occurred during the first half of the 20th century, World War ... (Social) [71%] 2023-11-04 [War]
World war: A world war is an international conflict that involves most or all of the world's major powers. Conventionally, the term is reserved for two major international conflicts that occurred during the first half of the 20th century, World War ... (War involving major global states) [71%] 2024-11-05 [War] [World]...
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