Talk:Partisan (military)

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Contents 1 Terminology 2 legal 3 Ethymology 4 People's Liberation Army - 'prime example'? 5 Unlawful Combatants 6 Partisans (Yugoslavia)

[edit] Terminology

The difference written here between partisan and guerilla is far from accurate, a partisan is not neccesarily fighting an occupying force. For example, the Irish War of Independence was most definitely a Guerrilla War against an occupying force. Perhaps it should the other way round? Guerrillas are merely men who use hit and run or ambush tactics, who they're fighting has no effect. - User: Dalta

[edit] legal

the fact is that, unlike terrorists, partisans are still legally considered uniformed members of a nation's armed forces -- sure? Can you give a source? Please compare It is a violation of the laws of war to engage in combat without meeting certain requirements, among them the wearing of a distinctive uniform or other easily identifiable badge and the carrying of weapons openly at Laws of war. --Pjacobi 22:12, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

Looking at the history, this change was made in Feb 2006 by an anonymous IP, in response to a discussion on 18th and 19th century irregular warfare: [1] [2]. Needless to say, what "partisan" meant in the 18th and 19th centuries is rather different to what it means today. I'll edit the article to reflect this. -- Hongooi 15:49, 9 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Ethymology

Hm... when the term partyzant was used for first time in Polish? I think "partia" as for partisan groups were used during XVII century during the Deluge, but the term preferred were then "zagonczyk" and "wojna szarpana" instead of "partyzantka"... But I wonder whether the partyzant came into Polish from outside, or was coined in Poland... Szopen 08:47, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] People's Liberation Army - 'prime example'?

I can't find any souces for a Vietnamese 'People's Liberation Army' - the best fit I can find is the Vietnam People's Army, but that does not appear to have been particularly a guerilla organization. Does anyone have any sources for either interpretation, or should this prime example (note sarcasm) just be removed? ― GrimRevenant 01:41, 12 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Unlawful Combatants

It might be helpful to have a small section comparing partisan to the modern concept of the "unlawful combatant". Comments? Kriegaffe 12:44, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Partisans (Yugoslavia)

Does someone mind if I add link to "Partisans (Yugoslavia)"? They were indeed more relevant group that most of other mentioned in the article. Mcampos69 (talk) 17:51, 23 November 2007 (UTC)