Open city
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open-city-284-14233141
title:
Open city
text:
In war, an open city is a settlement which has announced it has abandoned all defensive efforts, generally in the event of the imminent capture of the city to avoid destruction. Once a city has declared itself open, the opposing military will be expected under international law to peacefully occupy the city rather than destroy it. According to the Protocol I of the Geneva Conventions, it is forbidden for the attacking party to "attack, by any means whatsoever, non-defended localities". The inten
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
City declared to be undefended in war
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_city
date created:
date modified:
2024-02-23T12:43:10Z
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13
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