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This is a list of famous prisoners of war (POWs) whose imprisonment attracted media attention, or who became well known afterwards. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
This list may not reflect recent changes. Lists of World War II prisoner-of-war camps; Prisoners of war in World War II; F. Forced labor of Germans after World War II; G.
In early 1942 rations for the Soviet prisoners were slightly increased in order to enable them to work, however it was still so inadequate that many prisoners died from exhaustion. [1] In July 1942 Stalag XI-D was dissolved and incorporated into Stalag XI-B. [2] In late 1943 a large number of Italian POW arrived at XI-B.
The following list includes prisoner-of-war camps during World War II, both allied and axis: Allied prisoner-of-war camps during World War II List of World War II ...
Nazi Germany operated around 1,000 prisoner-of-war camps (German: Kriegsgefangenenlager) during World War II (1939-1945). [1] The most common types of camps were Oflags ("Officer camp") and Stalags ("Base camp" – for enlisted personnel POW camps), although other less common types existed as well.
The first prisoners arrived while the wooden barracks were under construction and for several weeks lived in tents. [1] British, French, Belgian and Dutch soldiers taken prisoner during the Battle of France started arriving in May 1940. Many were transferred to other camps, but close to 40,000 French remained at Stalag VII-A throughout the war.
Nearly seven weeks into the war, Israel and Hamas have agreed on a deal that would see the return of 150 Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails in exchange for the release of at least 50 ...
This is an incomplete list of Japanese-run military prisoner-of-war and civilian internment and concentration camps during World War II. Some of these camps were for prisoners of war (POW) only. Some also held a mixture of POWs and civilian internees, while others held solely civilian internees.