About 12,500 German P.O.W.s were taken, and 57,000 P.O.W.s on the axis and allies combined.
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.
yes, especially Soviet pows
115 killed, 305 wounded, 30 captured (20 POWs (Prisoner Of War) died).
93,941 U.S. Army & Air Corps personnel were captured & held as POWs by Axis Forces in the E.T.O. during WW 2. Richard V. Horrell WW 2 Connections.com
The Soviet Union (Russia) and Germany were the primary combatants in Europe during WWII. Quite possibly, the most POWs were taken on the Russian front. There was extreme hatred (a race war) for both sides on the Russian front; consequently, not many POWs survived from either side.
everything they are war heroes
About 12,500 German P.O.W.s were taken, and 57,000 P.O.W.s on the axis and allies combined.
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.
What was the Pows?
the allies did not make Jews label their stores as Jewish, so the POWs would not know that it was a Jewish store.
yes, especially Soviet pows
Horribly, in some cases, some POW were tortured for MONTHS!
115 killed, 305 wounded, 30 captured (20 POWs (Prisoner Of War) died).
The 6th Army of Von Paulus was sent to the Gulags in Syberia. From 91000 pows only 6000 returned home
93,941 U.S. Army & Air Corps personnel were captured & held as POWs by Axis Forces in the E.T.O. during WW 2. Richard V. Horrell WW 2 Connections.com
During war, when fighting against recognized nations; POW=Prisoner of War. During the Vietnam War, US POWs wore striped prison uniforms.