POW = prisoner of war. they were prisoners and as such didn't really have a leader. there were POWs on both sides

P.O.W.'s or Prisoners of War

A prisoner of war (POW, PoW, PW or PsW) is a combatant who is imprisoned by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict.

26,358 Australian soldiers, of all branches(RAN, RAAF, Army) became POWs during World War II. This number includes both the Pacific war against Japan and the war in Europe, against Germany.

For the same reasons as americans looked down on the prisoners in the Iraq war.

It becomes easier for the guards (emotionally) to mistreat the pisoners.

P.O.W stands for Prisoner of War. They were soldiers or airmen who were captured or surrendered.

See: "Prisoners of the Japanese: POWs of World War II in the Pacific." (1996) by Gavan Daws; ISBN 0-6881-4370-9.

"Caught"? Do you mean Prisoners of War? Do you mean British POWs held in Italy?

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go to www.uboat.net-the men-prisoners of war-internmentcamps in the united states(.com)

Of course you think Stalin and the reds wouldn't want revenge they did many harmful things to citizens and POWs. (prisoners of war)

The majority of prisoners of war (POWs) were Allied airmen, whose planes crashed in Occupied France, Belgium or Holland. Anyone who supported the German forces would report these airmen to their local authoritary, and troops or police officers would be sent to round them up.

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Often the gatekeepers/generals would become overwhelmed and feel threatened if POWs lived and interacted with eachother.

There was one prisoner of war camp in Galveston, Texas during World War II. It was the Wallace camp and it held German prisoners of war. It held an average of 3,000 to 4,000 prisoners.

Eduard Harkort has written:

'In Mexican prisons' -- subject(s): Diaries, History, Prisoners of war, Soldiers

They treated the US soldiers terribly.

They were nicknamed "fat cows" because they were more obese than soldiers from other countries at war, and they were way heavier than the POWs.

POWs were Prisoners of War. They did not require pardoning. You may be confusing them with deserters or draft resisters that were pardoned by Jimmy Carter.

Thomas A. Bastian has written:

'Tenacity of the spirit' -- subject(s): Biography, History, Prisoners of war, Soldiers, World War, 1939-1945

Fritz.

No, it is not legal to tattoo a prisoner of war (a captured soldier) forceably, the prisoners that were tattooed were the Jewish prisoners in the German concentration camps. These people were not prisoners of war (they were not soldiers).

For the US, we'd cease fire, receive our POW's back, and depart the country.

In World War 2 the varies armies took prisoners of war (POWs) when fighting their enemies and put them in POW camps. POWs in Germany in World War 2 included men from the Allied armed forces.

It largely depended on who was fighting against who and in which war. For example the Japanese in WW2 treated their POWs abominably, but few indeed became prisoners themselves. The Russians too treated their prisoners terribly. Many Russian prisoners themselves were forced to fight for the Germans.

Vittorino Pianca has written:

'Come le foglie' -- subject(s): Prisoners of war, World War, 1914-1918, Exhibitions, Soldiers, Portraits, Pictorial works

Since this question is vague and confusing I will try to answer you.

If you mean "when" did they start keeping prisoners of war that would be when they captured American forces and Filipino forces. That is when the Bataan Death March occurred.

If you mean how did they set them up: They used existing buildings and built reinforcements around them to keep prisoners from escaping. They made life a misery for all the POWs, even the women and children. They also had some POWs make their own shelters from bamboo.

Australian casualties were 339 killed, 1216 wounded and 29 prisoners of war.

William N. Tyler has written:

'The dispatch carrier; and, Memoirs of Andersonville' -- subject(s): Andersonville Prison, Biography, History, Personal narratives, Prisoners and prisons, Prisoners of war, Soldiers, United States Civil War, 1861-1865

The Japanese soldiers that Desmond Doss saved were taken as prisoners of war by the American forces.

The Geneva Conventions are a series of treaties on the treatment of civilians, prisoners of war (POWs) and soldiers who are otherwise rendered incapable of fighting. Since 1949, the Geneva Conventions has been ratified by 196 countries.

Most of those who were prisoners of war were sent home after the war, though in many cases not immediately. The USSR kept some German prisoners till 1955.

The Japanese considered surrender by their own soldiers a disgrace and liable to extreme punishment. They considered enemy prisoners the same way, and used them as slave labour. Some were executed wantonly.

David Milne has written:

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There have been various failed rescue attempts to free American prisoners of war (POWs) throughout history. One notable example is the attempted rescue of American POWs held in Son Tay Prison Camp in North Vietnam during the Vietnam War. In November 1970, a joint U.S. Army and Air Force task force carried out a daring operation called Operation Ivory Coast, but unfortunately, the prisoners had been moved prior to the raid, resulting in no successful rescues.

an indication is the survival rate; for POW camps (for western POWs) the survival rate was about 96%, for the Holocaust the survival rate was less than 4%.

G. Procacci has written:

'History of the Italian people'

'Soldati e prigionieri italiani nella grande guerra' -- subject(s): World War, 1914-1918, Prisoners of war, Italy, Italian Personal narratives, Austrian Prisoners and prisons, German Prisoners and prisons, Correspondence, Soldiers, Italy. Esercito, History

Benjamin E. Caudill has written:

'Surrender hell' -- subject(s): Confederate Personal narratives, Diaries, History, Kentucky Civil War, 1861-1865, Personal narratives, Confederate, Prisoners and prisons, Prisoners of war, Soldiers, United States Civil War, 1861-1865

Japanese and most German prisoners remained confined to Allied camps. Many Italian prisoners were allowed out to work on farms in Britain and Australia and in many cases left the camps for the duration of the war. As for Allied prisoners in Axis hands, the Japanese and to a lesser extent the Germans required prisoners to work, in the case of the Japanese, often to death.

Space and resources such as food and personnel to guard the prisoners was lacking in Europe. On the other hand, German POWs in the US provided useful labor such as picking crops and erecting buildings.

Alan. Huffman has written:

'Sultana' -- subject(s): Andersonville Prison, Biography, Cahaba Federal Prison (Cahaba, Ala.), History, Prisoners and prisons, Prisoners of war, Soldiers, Steamboat disasters, Sultana (Steamboat), United States Civil War, 1861-1865

To show support for soldiers still listed as missing in action or prisoners of war, even after the Vietnam War was over.

Try this book for information: "Prisoners of the Japanese-POWs of World War in the Pacific." (1996); By Gavan Daws. ISBN 0-6881-4370-9.

Heino R. Erichsen has written:

'The reluctant warrior' -- subject(s): Biography, German Americans, German Personal narratives, Prisoners of war, Soldiers, World War, 1939-1945

The treatment of German POWs (prisoners of war) varied depending on their captors. The Soviet Union used most of its German POWs for hard labour, and many of them perished. Many others were kept till 1955 as bargaining counters. On the whole Britain treated German POWs well. Obviously, there were times when a sudden advance led to a large number of soldiers being taken prisoner at the same time. which often caused practical problems.

Very few soldiers (including SS men) were put on trial.

James Bacque has written:

'Other losses' -- subject(s): Prisoners of war, French Prisoners and prisons, World War, 1939-1945, American Prisoners and prisons, Casualties, History

'Dear enemy' -- subject(s): World War, 1939-1945, Prisoners of war, Prisoners and prisons, Atrocities, History

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Maureen Ryan has written:

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Millions of soldiers were held captive in World War 2 and it is difficult to give a precise number. There were millions of prisoners on both sides including nearly six million Soviet soldiers.

Arthur Lane has written:

'Lesser gods, greater devils' -- subject(s): Biography, British Personal narratives, Great Britain, Great Britain. Army, Personal narratives, British, Soldiers, World War, 1939-1945

'Yoroshiku-kyo-kichigai'

'One God, too many devils' -- subject(s): British Personal narratives, Japanese Prisoners and prisoners, Personal narratives, British, Prisoners and prisoners, Japanese, World War, 1939-1945

By and large, the U.S. and U.K. treated Germans in compliance with the Geneva Conventions. By and large, the Germans treated U.S. and U.K. prisoners with at least minimal decency, allowed ICRC inspections, mail, and packages. The Germans abused and murdered many Soviet and Serbian prisoners. The Soviet Union in general, treated German POWs and Hungarian prisoners harshly and deprived many of them of adequate rations, medical treatment, minimal comfort, but this corresponded to the cruelty, deprivation, and brutality with which the Germans treated Soviet prisoners. The Soviets killed and imprisoned for years after the war many thousands of Japanese POWs. The Japanese were monstrous, murdering many U.K., Australian, Filipino, and U.S. POWs and a large proportion of the Chinese prisoners they took. The Americans and Australians bombed and strafed many of the by-passed Japanese troops in the South Pacific and other areas. Many starved, turned cannibal and died of disease. The Americans took very few Japanese POWs. The tales told by U.S. Marines are ghastly. The Chinese killed many of the Jaoanese POWs that they took.

and and mistrated many of the Japanese pri