Have there been documented instances of soldiers during wartime deliberately shooting their own comrades, not by accident but as an act of revenge, on the battlefield.I imagine the act would be extremely difficult to prove in court. It is not outside the bounds of possibility that a lesser ranked soldier has been so severely miffed by a superior officer that revenge was taken in the heat of a battle.Modern forensic science would make detection more likely now, but during WW2 such an act would be less easily detected.Is there a site where such deeds and the miscreants would be listed.
2007-01-27 06:23:39 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Fragging, as it is called is not new and fortunately not the norm.Yes it happens. It came to light in VietNam, once the moral of the soldiers was destroyed, by the Commie Sympathiser, Hippies, Peacniks, back home. Those are the ones to blame for Fragging. and now they want that honorable act to re-ignite, in Iraq, by demoralizing the Troops.
2007-01-27 06:35:13 · answer #1 · answered by PoliticallyIncorrect 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't know of a site but I would be very interested in the answers, as I am sure there were probably instances of this happening. Maybe even in WW1 as well since I have read several accounts where an incompetent major - drawn from the aristocracy and the 'old boys' club but with no military experience - committed his troops to stupid and dangerous manouevres. I wonder how many of these toffs were 'accidentally' taken out in order to save the lives of those serving under them.
2007-01-27 06:32:24 · answer #2 · answered by gorgeousfluffpot 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In the Russian army there is a culture of soldiers who have served longer bullying / beating / stealing the belongings of the younger recruits. There have been cases where these recruits shot their fellow soldiers in revenge for this on the battlefield and said it was an accident.
2007-01-27 06:33:43 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I know its not documented but I have been told from various guys that Col H that got the Victoria cross during the Falklands war was actually topped by his own men, now theres a thought?
2007-01-27 07:53:30 · answer #4 · answered by keith_hunter_g7pqb 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well I do know of an incident of a grenade being rolled into a platoon leaders hooch if that is the kind of thing you are talking about.
There was also an incident in Kuwait just before the Iraq invasion.
2007-01-27 06:35:56 · answer #5 · answered by tom l 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Dear DM,
1.Vietnam?
2."BLUE ON BLUE".
per procurationem CLAUSIWICH
2007-01-27 10:59:11 · answer #6 · answered by George 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
supposedly that happened in Vietnam with platoon leaders and other officers who put their men repeatedly in life threatening positions through incompetence.
2007-01-27 07:50:24 · answer #7 · answered by John B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you dont remember the american muslim soldier who fragged his "buddies" at the start of the war?
2007-01-27 06:31:02 · answer #8 · answered by chumpchange 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋