The Treatment of Prisoners of War in World War II

The Treatment of Prisoners of War in World War II

WWII stands out both in terms of scale and in terms of the sheer range of behavior exhibited by captor states when examining the treatment of POWs. Treatment of POWs during WWII, which depended on the nationality of both captive and captor and the period of the war, is discussed.

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Veröffentlicht in:The Journal of modern history 1994-09, Vol.66 (3), p.487-520
1. Verfasser: MacKenzie, S. P.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Concentration camps
Geneva Convention
History
Nazism
Nonprofit organizations
Prisoner of war camps
Prisoners of war
Prisoners of war & missing in action
Retaliation
Soldiers
War
World War II
World wars
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Zusammenfassung:WWII stands out both in terms of scale and in terms of the sheer range of behavior exhibited by captor states when examining the treatment of POWs. Treatment of POWs during WWII, which depended on the nationality of both captive and captor and the period of the war, is discussed.
ISSN:0022-2801
1537-5358
DOI:10.1086/244883