Law-enforcement officials here are questioning civilians suspected of providing money, firearms and other types of assistance to the rebel soldiers in the latest mutiny.

Nevertheless, German units continued their pursuit, conducting summary executions of civilians suspected of supporting the partisans.

Residents reported that rebels had shot dead civilians suspected of supporting pro-government militia.

Most of the incidents involved armed civilians suspected of committing crimes.

According to several witnesses, soldiers killed three civilians suspected of leftist sympathies last month after first torturing them.

The guerrillas are known for ambushing security patrols, firebombing military installations and killing police officers and civilians suspected of cooperating with the police.

With arms straight up in the air, civilians suspected of lawbreaking waited their turn to have their belongings inspected.

The Germans claimed 600,000 Red Army soldiers captured, although these claims have included a large number of civilians suspected of evading capture.

The patrols rounded up and executed civilians allegedly suspected of aiding local resistance fighters.

Plaintiffs and witnesses recalled how the armed forces hunted down civilians suspected of being guerrilla sympathizers.