Prisoner of war

**prisoner of war**
	person who is held in custody by a belligerent power during or immediately after an armed conflict
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<nowiki>prisionero de guerra; ႁၢႆးသိုၵ်း; Tawanan perang; د جګړې بندي; Военнопленник; جنگی قیدی; 戰俘; vojnový zajatec; військовополонений; 戰俘; 战俘; Mahbus; militkaptito; válečný zajatec; ratni zarobljenik; Cappagh caggee; pòjmańc; prisonnier de guerre; tawanan perang; Тыткăн; wójnski popajźony; געפֿאַנגענער‎; wójnski jaty; Tù binh; kara gūsteknis; Yiisnááh; 战俘; Krichsgefaangenen; krigsfange; krigsfange; Əsir; suátifaŋgâ; prisoner of war; أسير حرب; prizoniad brezel; စစ်သုံ့ပန်း; 戰俘; согуш туткуну; 战俘; ساواش اسیری; gerra-preso; 戰俘; prisioneru de guerra; presoner de guerra; ratni zarobljenik; carcharor rhyfel; prisoner o war; ваеннапалонны; اسیر جنگی; 战俘; krigsfange; युद्ध बन्दी; 捕虜; ратни заробљеник; военнопленный; presonier de guèrra; krijgsgevangene; שבוי; bello captus; hadifogoly; युद्ध-बन्दी; 战俘; soahtefáŋga; воен заробеник; αἰχμάλωτος; väinnpleân; போர்க் கைதி; prigioniero di guerra; tahanan perang; krigsfånge; savaş tutsağı; ваеннапалонны; Ратни заробљеници; Hu-ló͘; sõjavang; rob lufte; جنگی قیدی; prisioneiro de guerra; ratni zarobljenici; Herenuma; Kriegsgefangener; ռազմագերի; nelaisvė; vojni ujetnik; príosúnach cogaidh; Tepışte; kriichsfinzene; เชลยศึก; jeniec wojenny; യുദ്ധത്തടവുകാർ; ratni zarobljenici; sotavanki; prizonier de război; Әсир; 포로; prisioneiro de guerra; যুদ্ধবন্দি; αιχμάλωτος πολέμου; دیلی شەڕ; persona (solitamente militare) presa prigioniera da una potenza belligerante durante un conflitto; যুদ্ধকালীন বা যুদ্ধের অব্যবহিত পরে বিবাদমান পক্ষের হাতে বন্দি সামরিক বা বেসামরিক ব্যক্তি বা ব্যক্তিবর্গ; classification militaire des victimes; ၵူၼ်း ဢၼ်တိၺွပ်းမႃး တမ်ႈတီႈပၢင်သိုၵ်း; особа, яка утримується під вартою противником під час або одразу після збройного конфлікту; лицо, которое содержится под стражей воющей стороной во время или сразу после вооруженного конфликта; persona privada de llibertat per un poder bel·ligerant durant un conflicte armat o just després; Soldat oder Nichtkombattant, der von einer gegnerischen Streitmacht in einem bewaffneten Konflikt gefangengenommen wurde; pessoa, seja combatente ou não-combatente, que é mantido sob custódia por um exército durante ou imediatamente depois de um conflito armado devidamente declarado por autoridade competente; người của lực lượng vũ trang đối phương bị bắt trong chiến tranh; persona, kas kara apstākļos ir saņemta gūstā un nonākusi nebrīvē; 战争后俘虏敌方的去武器化的军事人员; هغه وګړی چې د وسله والې شخړې يا جګړې په جريان يا له هغې وروسته متصل د يوې جنګي دلې په ولکه کې يا توقيف کې وي; silahlı bir çatışma sırasında veya hemen sonrasında savaşılan bir güç tarafından gözaltında tutulan kişi; sodassa vangiksi jäänyt henkilö; persoană deținută de unul din beligeranți; യുദ്ധത്തിൽ പിടിക്കപ്പെടുന്ന ശത്രുസേനാംഗങ്ങളാണ് പൊതുവെ യുദ്ധത്തടവുകാർ; person som frihetsberövats av fienden under ett krig; uczestnik działań wojennych zatrzymany przez przeciwnika; חייל או לוחם המוחזק על ידי האויב; militair die door een vijandige mogendheid gevangen is genomen; 戰爭中被敵方俘虜的人; सशस्त्र लड़ाई के बाद युद्घरत सत्ते ने कैद की हुई व्यक्ति (बंदी); တိုက်ပွဲအတွင်း ဖမ်းခံရသူ; 무력분쟁에서 교전국에 억류된 적대국의 국민; person who is held in custody by a belligerent power during or immediately after an armed conflict; شخص تم احتجازه من قبل قوى معادية له خلال أو بعد النزاع المسلح مباشرة; osoba, která je držena ve vazbě válčící mocností během ozbrojeného konfliktu nebo bezprostředně po něm; militar hecho prisionero por el enemigo durante o inmediatamente después de un conflicto armado; စစ်ကျွန်; согуш туткундары; ၶႃႈသိုၵ်း; пленные; военнопленный; нятие; нятцы; пленник; военнопленные; POW; carcharorion rhyfel; ваеннапалонныя; اسرای جنگی; اسیران جنگی; 俘虏; 被俘; 戰俘; 捕虜; POW; 俘; 战斗中被俘; savaş tutsağı; düşman savaş esiri; tutsak; 戦争捕虜; 戦時捕虜; 俘虜収容所長; 捕虜収容所; 虜; 俘虜; krigsfångenskap; pow; krigsfångar; חילופי שבויים; שבי; שבויי מלחמה; שבוי מלחמה; Сугыш тоткыннары; 전쟁포로; P.O.W.; 전쟁 포로; Militkaptiteco; Militprizonulo; Zajetí; Zajatec; Váleční zajatci; PoW; போர் கைதி; போர்க் கைதிகள்; போர்க்கைதி; prigionieri di guerra; prisoner of war; pòjmańczik; prisonniers de guerre; палонны; wójnska jata; prisioneiros de guerra; POW; sotavangit; sotavankeus; kara gūstekņi; karagūsteknis; gūsteknis; Tù binh chiến tranh; Tù nhân chiến tranh; Ратни заробљеник; vojni ujetniki; POW; vojna ujetnica; যুদ্ধবন্দী; POW; prisoner of war; prisioneros de guerra; POW; preesoners o war; tawanan perang; jeniec; jeńcy; krigsfanger; POW; krijgsgevangenen; krijgsgevangenschap; krijgsgevangen; військовополонені; військовополонена; полонений; POW; presoners de guerra; karo belaisvis; karo belaisviai; Kriegsgefangene; Prisoner of War; POW; EPW; enemy prisoner of war; PW; P/W; WP; PsW; Chaloei Seuk; prisoners of war; سجناء الحرب; أسرى حرب; وثيقة الأسرى; اسير حرب; أسرى الحرب; أسير; سجين حرب; الأسيرات; أسيرات; اسر; воен затвореник</nowiki>

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

Category:Prisoners of war in the American Revolutionary War

Illustration of British soldiers surrendering after the Battle of Saratoga

Crimean War

Category:Crimean War prisoners of war

Russian prisoner after the battle of Kinburn (1855)

American Civil War

Category:Prisoners of war in the American Civil War

Confederate POWs at Gettysburg
Union Army soldier on his release from Belle Isle prison camp in May, 1865.

Spanish American War

Spanish prisoners in Santiago marching to transports, 1898

Philippine Revolution

Filipino POWs near San Miguel Cathedral, 1899
The first prisoners of the Filipino revolution in 1896.

Second Boer War

Category:Prisoners of war in the Second Boer War

transit camp for prisoners of war
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

Category:Prisoners of war in World War I

Austro-Hungarian POWs in Russia, 1915
Russian POW in Tuchola, 1919
Turkish prisoners, 1915
A wounded female Russian POW who had fought in the frontline, published 1916

German Revolution

POW captured during the revolution in Bavaria

WWII

Category:Prisoners of war in World War II

The endless procession of German prisoners captured with the fall of Aachen marching through the ruined city streets to captivity
German prisoners, WW II
Japanese prisoners in Changde.
Japanese prisoners
German POW's captured by the U.S. 82nd Airborne division in Belgium
British and French prisoners at Veules-les-Roses, France
British POWs in Italy
„Lager Remagen“ (in April 1945, the head count amounted 660,000 inmates)
POW Camp Remagen, Germany (Goldene Meile)