>What happened to those who fought when they were caught? What was the standard procedure? Were they released, sent to another country, detained, or shot?

most common policy was to shoot first, ask questions later.


But that was not really the question. What in your view is the difference between a freedom fighter and a terrorist?
And how does your question compare to the person in question?


I think the word ' terrorist' is often misused or abused depending on the political goals that goes with the words. Freedom fighters are not terrorists. The resistance in WWII were no terrorists either.