Prisoners of war in World War II
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During World War I approximately 35 million soldiers surrendered and were held in prisoner-of-war camps. Approximately 14% (~5 million) died in captivity.[1]
By country and region
[edit]Western Front
[edit]- Belgian prisoners of war in World War II
- German prisoners of war in the United Kingdom
- German prisoners of war in the United States
- German prisoners of war in northwest Europe
- French prisoners of war in World War II
Eastern Front
[edit]- Finnish prisoners of war in the Soviet Union
- German atrocities committed against prisoners of war
- German prisoners of war in the Soviet Union
- Italian prisoners of war in the Soviet Union
- Polish prisoners of war in World War II
- Romanian prisoners of war in the Soviet Union
- Soviet prisoners of war in Finland
Asian and Pacific Front
[edit]- Far East prisoners of war
- Hell ship
- Japanese prisoners of war in World War II
- Soviet atrocities committed against prisoners of war during World War II
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Gerlach, Christian (2016-03-17). The Extermination of the European Jews. Cambridge University Press. p. 235. ISBN 978-0-521-88078-7.