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Word: antipartisan (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...expired in 1959. Döpfner, who shocked many Catholics by admitting that he had known about Defregger's military history all along, said he was convinced that "according to international law, no criminal action has taken place." He also reminded his Munich flock that the 114th, an antipartisan outfit with a reputation for ruthlessness, had been engaged in "an especially dangerous withdrawal operation . . . It is almost impossible for us outsiders to identify ourselves with the situation during a partisan war." Indeed, the 114th Division had become so brutal, one veteran recalled, that anyone who refused an order...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: The Bishop Who Was a Major | 7/18/1969 | See Source »

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