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Originally Posted by Jim O
But compare that with the bombing of Rotterdam while surrender negotiations were ongoing...
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Jim, just to play Devil's Advocate, I don't know if Rotterdam can really be classified as a "war crime." Everything I've read indicates that the mission was supposed to be called off, but that a communications error allowed it to proceed.
So, while it was no doubt a tragedy on multiple levels, the
intent seems to be missing, which precludes criminal status. Definitely an error, and most probably an avoidable one, but not necessarily a war crime.