well shadow i'm pretty sure the Geneva Convention calls for the good treatment of pow's so yes they were supposed to accept the surrender. although i'm not that naive to think that happened all the time, Pzjgr makes a good point!

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This is a pair of Dutch resistance crystal radios, built into a small metal can, and a matchbox. The image is from a postcard bought at a Dutch Resistance Museum in Amsterdam. The matchbox is marked in Swedish, but Swedish matches were sold in Holland for many years..
Scott