Prisoners of war during World War II faced vastly different fates due to the POW conventions adhered to or ignored, depending on the theater of conflict, and the behaviour of their captors. …

On June 6, 1944, news of the Normandy invasion spread through German prisoner-of-war camps like wildfire, igniting hope in Allied POWs. On January 31, 1945, American prisoners of war …

Gilad Shalit – Israeli soldier captured in 2006 by Hamas, released in a prisoner exchange in 2011; Vladek Spiegelman – Polish private captured by Germany on first day of WWII, father of Art …

More than 140,000 Western POWs were captured by Japanese during World War Two, and these unlucky servicemen were exposed to some of the most extreme and inhumane treatment that …

Jan 31, 2025 · World War II Prisoners of War Data File [edit | edit source] The National Archives has an online searchable database. This series, part of Record Group 389, has information …

Of the approximately 130,000 American prisoners of war (POWs) in World War II (WWII), 27,000 or more were held by Japan. Of the approximately 19,000 American civilian internees held in …

Oct 25, 2022 · In the largest war of the Twentieth Century — World War II - thousands of Americans were held as prisoners of war. In Europe, nearly 94,000 Americans were …

During World War II, 124,079 U.S. Army personnel were captured by the enemy, of these 41,057 were members of the Army Air Forces, most of whom were in airplanes that were shot down …

During World War II, the Germans held American POWs in a system of nearly 100 camps spread throughout German-occupied territory. Major camps, as well as camps mentioned throughout …

British and Commonwealth prisoners of the Second World War and the Korean War. How can I view the records covered in this guide? How many are online? 1. Why use this guide? 2. An …