Befehlsnotstand
... that in German war crimes trials after World War II, Befehlsnotstand, the necessity to obey orders, was successfully used as a defence, but was rarely justified?
... that in German war crimes trials after World <span about="#mwt49" class="nowrap" data-mw='{"parts":[{"template":{"target":{"wt":"nowrap","href":"./Template:Nowrap"},"params":{"1":{"wt":"War II"}},"i":0}}]}' id="mwA9E" typeof="mw:Transclusion">War II</span>, <i id="mwA9I"><b id="mwA9M"><a href="./Befehlsnotstand" id="mwA9Q" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Befehlsnotstand">Befehlsnotstand</a></b></i>, the <a href="./Necessity_(criminal_law)" id="mwA9U" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Necessity (criminal law)">necessity</a> to obey orders, was successfully used as a defence, but was rarely justified?