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  • Snipers known as francs-tireurs ambushed German patrols and instilled in the invader a fear he had not previously known.

    FORGE OF EMPIRES 1861-1871 MICHAEL KNOX BERAN 2007

  • Snipers known as francs-tireurs ambushed German patrols and instilled in the invader a fear he had not previously known.

    FORGE OF EMPIRES 1861-1871 MICHAEL KNOX BERAN 2007

  • Snipers known as francs-tireurs ambushed German patrols and instilled in the invader a fear he had not previously known.

    FORGE OF EMPIRES 1861-1871 MICHAEL KNOX BERAN 2007

  • Snipers known as francs-tireurs ambushed German patrols and instilled in the invader a fear he had not previously known.

    FORGE OF EMPIRES 1861-1871 MICHAEL KNOX BERAN 2007

  • Snipers known as francs-tireurs ambushed German patrols and instilled in the invader a fear he had not previously known.

    FORGE OF EMPIRES 1861-1871 MICHAEL KNOX BERAN 2007

  • One key point was whether it was legal under US law (and customary international law of war) for the German generals to kill hostage francs-tireurs or civilians who harbored them in reprisal and self-defense.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Harold Koh Statements on Drone Warfare at ASIL Tonight 2010

  • One key point was whether it was legal under US law and customary international law of war for the German generals to kill hostage francs-tireurs or civilians who harbored them in reprisal and self-defense.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Harold Koh Statements on Drone Warfare at ASIL Tonight 2010

  • Thus, uniforms and/or badges are important in determining prisoner-of-war status; and francs-tireurs, “terrorists”, saboteurs, mercenaries and spies do not qualify.

    Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » Chicago-Style Politics, Chrysler, and the Rule of Law 2009

  • Ford, qui a joué les francs-tireurs en proposant le premier des véhicules carbumodulables Le Monde du 5 novembre 2005, capable de rouler à l'E85, voit son lobbying récompensé.

    Archive 2006-06-01 Oleg Kuzin 2006

  • Ford, qui a joué les francs-tireurs en proposant le premier des véhicules carbumodulables Le Monde du 5 novembre 2005, capable de rouler à l'E85, voit son lobbying récompensé.

    Un néologisme boiteux : carbumodulable Oleg Kuzin 2006

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