Comments by "Jim Taylor" (@jimtaylor294) on "General George S. Patton, The Biscari Massacre and The Slapping Incidents" video.

  1. Indeed. I've never heard of anyone above a Sargeant Major doing so, nor needing to. (in the British Army anyway)
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  2. Aye. You'd think they'd call him something like "King Bill the B@$¥@&€" here in the UK (especially in certain regions), but apparently only his homeland of Normandy uses the B@$¥@&|) label, whilst he's King Bill the Conk over here.
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  3. There are several instances of German prisoners being shot out of hand by the allies in WWI, all from allied sources. That said the Germans committed some horrific things in Belgium too. In WWII both sides - unofficially & quite illegally - SHOT people with flame throwers. (which was why Flame Tank crews made a particular point of legging it if their vehicle broke down)
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  4. ^ Tarleton's fictional, a character made up for the film.
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  5. ""en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banastre_Tarleton "" Quoting the non-source that's wikipedia; now that's desperate XD. (also irrelevant in the extreme)
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  6.  @andrewhart6377  No disagreement there.
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  7.  @chrishoff402  Excellent point. Soldiers can put up with a lot, as long as they know they've got something better to look forward to.
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  8.  @patolt1628  The additional context is appreciated; as - being of the anglosphere rather than the french-speaking bits of the world - I have about as much in-depth knowledge of french as school sought to foist on my generation XD. (as with most topics one is forced to do & not likely to use everyday; it didn't stick well) "born from unknown father" though is close enough to the general definition of Bastard, as in terms of law the father being unknown is the same as being born out of wedlock, or that the married woman who's the mother committed the crime / sin of infidelity. Either way the child is tarred with that indignity (at least in eras & societies where illegitimacy is an enforced stigma). Granted; as in the UK "Bastard" is also used as a general insult these days, to the effect of "an inconsiderate or mean-spirited person" (just like: "arsehole", "f###er", etc), the implication of "William the Bastard" today to anyone in-the-know about The Harrowing of the North is "yeah, he was a right bastard".
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