Prisioneros de Guerra e Internados, Escapadas y Rescates

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Parcels delivered by the International Red Cross proved to be a lifeline for many Prisoners of War. These were guaranteed by the Geneva Convention of 1929 providing PoWs with tobacco, food and some hygiene products. For many they supplemented the meagre rations provided by their captors.

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Lieutenant) September 25, 2014

In most of the books and paperwork written about the 1943 Chindits, the figure for the number of bonfide POW's is usually put at around 210. This refers to the men who were known to be captured by the Japanese and who ended up being held at Rangoon Central Jail.

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HQ Batallón) September 20, 2014

British prisoners held in Germany kept their chins up, a repatriated prisoner from Manchester tells the Guardian.

A picture of the happier side of prison-camp life in Germany was given to a Manchester Guardian representative by one of the repatriated civilians who disembarked at Liverpool...read more

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A boy who was interned by Japanese troops in Manila in WW2. Published on December 27, 2013.read more

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