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Originally Posted by Takeda Shingen
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Originally Posted by August
What was so illegal about it?
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The British Admiralty, on 2 November 1914, declared the entire North Sea as a war zone. This was against international maritime law. The British also cried foul when Germany retorted by declaring all of the waters around Great Britian a war zone. Political pressure, most notably the potential entrance of the United States into the war, forced Germany to back down. This was less than fair, but that is war. |
The butchering of civilians in the low lands by the Germans wasn't fair either. I would be allied just for that reason.