Introduction Ilag is an abbreviation of the German word Internierungslager. They were internment camps established by the German Army in World War II to hold Allied civilians, caught in areas that were occupied by the German Army. They included United States citizens caught in Europe by surprise when war was declared in December 1941 and… Read More
Introduction A civilian internee is a civilian detained by a party to a war for security reasons. Internees are usually forced to reside in internment camps. Historical examples include Japanese-American internment and internment of German-Americans in the United States during World War II. Japan interned 130,000 Dutch, British, and American civilians in Asia during World… Read More
Introduction The United Nations Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW or CCWC), concluded at Geneva on 10 October 1980, and entered into force in December 1983, seeks to prohibit or restrict the use of certain conventional weapons which are considered excessively injurious or whose effects are indiscriminate. The full title is Convention on Prohibitions or… Read More
Introduction Lieutenant Colonel Victor Harry Jones OBE (b. 1898) was a British intelligence officer and “visual deception” expert during the Second World War. First serving with the 14th/20th King’s Hussars in the First World War, he made a name for himself during the North African campaign of the Second World War by using dummy tanks… Read More
Introduction A dummy round or drill round is a round that is completely inert, i.e., contains no primer, propellant, or explosive charge (filling). Purpose It is used to check weapon function, and for crew training. Dummy ammunition is distinct from “practice” ammunition, which may contain smaller than normal amounts of propellant and/or explosive. For example,… Read More
Introduction In the United States military, a rubber duck, “rubber ducky”, “Blue Gun”, or “Red Gun” is a non-functional training weapon that is fully or partially made of rubber or plastic. They are usually M16 rifles and are commonly used in basic training. Refer to Military Dummy. Purpose Trainees are issued rubber ducks to add… Read More
Introduction The M16 rifle (officially designated Rifle, Calibre 5.56 mm, M16) is a family of military rifles adapted from the ArmaLite AR-15 rifle for the United States military. The original M16 rifle was a 5.56×45mm automatic rifle with a 20-round magazine. In 1964, the M16 entered US military service and the following year was deployed… Read More
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