The Commando Order condemns captured Marines

The Hague and Geneva rules protected surrendered enemies and required proper treatment of prisoners, while Hitler's Commando Order demanded the killing of raiders even when they wore uniform or tried to surrender. Wallace and Ewart gave only the information required of prisoners during interrogation and were executed on 11 December. The precise location remains uncertain; a sandpit or wood north of Bordeaux is suggested, while the account rejects the often-mentioned château location. Laver, Mills, Mackinnon, and Conway were also executed, but their execution date and location are uncertain. Mackinnon had received hospital treatment for an infected knee before he was killed. His treatment shows that one part of the German system recognized a prisoner's medical needs before another carried out the unlawful execution.