cowardice is when a soldier refuses to fight it was punished by death
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They sent a white feather. It implied cowardice.
About 150,000 soldiers deserted from the German Army, many of them fled to neutral countries such as the Netherlands, Denmark and Switzerland. Only 18 from those caught were executed. In WW2 10,000 deserters were shot.
Deserters would be court martialled. The trial usually ended with them being sentenced to be shot at dawn by a 12 man firing squad. In WW2 the only offence for which you could be put to death was mutiny, whereas there were several more in WW1 including cowardice, and striking a superior officer.
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The last lines of the inscription on the grave are a bitter reference to carey's supposed cowardice.
306 british soldiers got executed for cowardice in World War One.
During World War I, the symbol given to shame men into joining the army as a sign of cowardice was the "white feather."
They sent a white feather. It implied cowardice.
You got shot for cowardice and you got hung for something i cant remember what is was :S
the french are well known for their cowardice. the first shot of a gun they will raise the white flag.
About 150,000 soldiers deserted from the German Army, many of them fled to neutral countries such as the Netherlands, Denmark and Switzerland. Only 18 from those caught were executed. In WW2 10,000 deserters were shot.
Killing people, war, blood, cowardice, etc.
Cowardice. It was used in the First World War, when wives/girlfriends would give their partners the white feather, essentially meaning that you either go to war, or lose me.
Deserters would be court martialled. The trial usually ended with them being sentenced to be shot at dawn by a 12 man firing squad. In WW2 the only offence for which you could be put to death was mutiny, whereas there were several more in WW1 including cowardice, and striking a superior officer.
His cowardice got him kicked out of the army.I have never seen such sheer cowardice before.
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The narrator in "War of the Worlds" commits an act of cowardice when he comes across a curate who has gone mad and is unable to deal with the reality of the Martian invasion. Instead of helping the curate, the narrator abandons him to his fate, prioritizing his own survival.