Prisoner of war
A prisoner of war (POW) is a soldier, sailor, airman, or marine who is imprisoned by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict.
The laws apply from the moment a prisoner is captured until he is released or repatriated. One of the main provisions of the convention makes it illegal to torture prisoners, and states that a prisoner can only be required to give his name, date of birth, rank and service number (if applicable).
Article 4 of the Third Geneva Convention protects captured military personnel, guerrilla fighters and certain civilians.
American Revolutionary War [rediger]
Category:American Revolutionary War prisoners of war
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Illustration of British soldiers surrendering after the Battle of Saratoga
Crimean War [rediger]
Category:Crimean War prisoners of war
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Russian prisoner after the battle of Kinburn (1855)
American Civil War [rediger]
Category:American Civil War prisoners of war
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Confederate POWs at Gettysburg
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Union Army soldier on his release from Andersonville in May, 1865.
Spanish American War [rediger]
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Spanish prisoners in Santiago marching to transports, 1898
Philippine Revolution [rediger]
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Filipino POWs near San Miguel Cathedral, 1899
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The first prisoners of the Filipino revolution in 1896.
Second Boer War [rediger]
Category:Second Boer War prisoners of war
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transit camp for prisoners of war
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Winston Churchill in Durban in the British Cape Colony in 1899. Delivering a speech after escaping from a South African prisoners' of war camp.
WWI [rediger]
Category:Prisoners of war in World War I
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Austro-Hungarian POWs in Russia, 1915
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Russian POW in Tuchola, 1919
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Portuguese POWs in WW1
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Turkish prisoners, 1915
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A wounded female russian who fought in the Frontline against the Germans
German Revolution [rediger]
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POW captured during the revolution in Bavaria
WWII [rediger]
Category:Prisoners of war in World War II
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The endless procession of German prisoners captured with the fall of Aachen marching through the ruined city streets to captivity
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German prisoners, WW II
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Japanese prisoners in Changde.
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Japanese prisoners
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German POW's captured by the U.S. 82nd Airborne division in Belgium
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British and French prisoners at Veules-les-Roses, France
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British POWs in Italy
Heimkehrer [rediger]
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German POWs returning from the Russia
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Released POWs
Indonesian National Revolution [rediger]
Category:Indonesian Revolution prisoners of war
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Men from the military police with a prisoner of war from the Republican Army, Banjoemas.
Korean War [rediger]
Category:Korean War prisoners of war
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Chinese and North Korean POWs
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Captured Chinese soldiers
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American POWs
Vietnam War [rediger]
Category:Vietnam War prisoners of war
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ARVN POWs are being repatriated
Falklands War [rediger]
Category:Falklands War prisoners of war
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Argentine POWs
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POWs in Stanley
Iran-Iraq War [rediger]
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In re-taking Khorramshahr, the Iranians captured some 19,000 soldiers from a demoralized Iraqi Army in 1982.
Soviet war in Afghanistan [rediger]
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POW in Afghanistan captured by Specnaz
Desert Storm [rediger]
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Iraq prisoners, "Desert Storm', 1991
