organized resistance movement
warfare
Also known as: resistance movement
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status of prisoners of war
- In law of war: Lawful combatants
…required what is called an organized resistance movement to possess four characteristics before its members could be treated as prisoners of war upon capture. These were: (1) being commanded by a person responsible for his subordinates, (2) having a fixed and distinctive sign recognizable at a distance, (3) carrying arms…
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