Roland Bartetzko

Bartetzko served in the German Army, the Croatian Defense Council (HVO) during the Bosnian War and with the Kosovo Liberation Army (UCK) during the 1999 Kosovo War. Last year he published a study about radical Islam in Kosovo. Bartetzko has a university degree in law and is currently working for a law firm in Pristina, Kosovo.

British Gurkhas posing with their Kukri knives

Hand-to-hand combat in modern military conflicts

Hand-to-hand combat is a synonym for a fight without weapons which refers to a battle where the participants were armed at the first stage.

6 years ago

by Roland Bartetzko

U.S. troops are shown here in Panama in December 1989 during Operation Just Cause, the mission to topple Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega. (Photo: U.S. Army)

The Ethics and Practicality of Using Enemy Weapons in Combat

In many movies, it is shown that combatants use enemy weapons to engage their opponents. But is it common for this to happen in modern warfare? Is it regularly acceptable to use

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Legionnaire of French Foreign Legion brandishing his FN Minimi machine gun — Member of the French Foreign Legion (Photo: Pinterest/FFL)

The Legion’s Legalities: Understanding the Terms of a French Foreign Legion Contract

After successfully completing the selection process, you will be required to sign your first contract at the Musée de la Légion étrangère (the museum of the Foreign Legion) in Aubagne/Marseille. Before you

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Exercito Portugues substitui a espingarda automatica G3 — Portuguese soldier with FN SCAR-L (Photo: Portuguese Army)

Do soldiers ever keep a bullet for themselves?

I kept not one round but a complete magazine for myself. The purpose of this, however, wasn’t to blow my brains out if the going got too rough, but something different: Usually,

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How much ammo does a soldier carry into battle?

Depending on the mission each soldier may carry a couple of hundred rounds of 7.62 mm for the crew-served weapons and maybe a mortar round or disposable rocket launcher. It depends. A

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