Heavy resistance led to immense German reprisals against civilians. Blacks who were economically successful faced reprisals or sanctions. Guerrilla attacks intensified, as did Pakistani and Razakar reprisals on civilian populations. The Japanese responded with reprisals against Chinese civilians. The violence had led to Sinhalese reprisals. The violence led to more reprisals and suffering. Predictably, this unleashed loyalist reprisals against Catholics. His defence had looked strong as eyewitnesses refused to testify due to fear of reprisals. Included in those numbers were some prominent prisoners who were executed without trial as reprisals. Many other cases go unreported for fear of reprisals and exposure to public shame. Malpractice tended not to be reported for fear of reprisals. The new regime did not unleash the harsh reprisals of 1972. Few in the ghetto leadership supported resistance for fear of reprisals on the ghetto residents. The assassination resulted in one of the most well-known reprisals of the war. The Marquis Maffei for fear of reprisals refuses.