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- Prisoner of war - Wikipedia
A prisoner of war (POW) is a person held captive by a belligerent power during or immediately after an armed conflict The earliest recorded usage of the phrase "prisoner of war" dates back to 1610 a Belligerents hold prisoners of war for a range of legitimate and illegitimate reasons
- POWs in American History: A Synopsis - U. S. National Park Service
Life as a POW meant many forced marches in subfreezing weather, solitary confinement, brutal punishments and attempts at political "re-education " Here prisoners received their first systematic dose of indoctrination techniques by their captors
- Prisoner of war (POW) | Britannica
prisoner of war (POW), any person captured or interned by a belligerent power during war In the strictest sense it is applied only to members of regularly organized armed forces, but by broader definition it has also included guerrillas, civilians who take up arms against an enemy openly, or noncombatants associated with a military force
- POW MIA History - National POW MIA Memorial Museum
A prisoner of war (POW, enemy prisoner of war (EPW) or “missing-captured”) is a person, whether combatant or non-combatant, who is held in custody by a belligerent power during or immediately after an armed conflict
- Prisoners of war: What you need to know | ICRC
In international armed conflict, such persons are known as prisoners of war (PoWs) and have always been particularly vulnerable to abuse, due to their affiliation with the enemy and the fact that their captivity usually occurs against the backdrop of wartime animosity
- POW MIA Recognition Day Tool Kit Table of Contents - DPAA
The official U S POW MIA flag resulted from the efforts of family members to display a suitable symbol that made the public aware of their loved ones who were being held prisoner or declared missing during the Vietnam War
- POWs IN AMERICAN MILITARY HISTORY - Army War College
As long as there has been war, there have been prisoners of war (POWs) If you have served in the U S military in the last 50 years you know of the Law of Armed Conflict, the Code of Conduct and the extensive efforts the nation takes to recover U S and allied POWs and those listed as Missing in Action (MIA)
- What is a POW? (with pictures) - PublicPeople
A POW or Prisoner of War is an enemy combatant captured and held during wartime Very specific rules govern who exactly is defined as a POW, and how POWs are to be treated by their captors
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