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 There is a lot to this answer, but here's a short version, also bear in mind, they are a neutral party, they helped all groups which had signed the Geneva Conventions:


POW Support... including everything from pushing for improved conditions, reporting poor conditions, prisoner exchanges, even transporting mail.


Reporting of violations of the Geneva Convention 


Medical Assistance


Moral Support (Example; Trucks with doughnut and coffee for soldiers)


And many other things.  Also interesting to note is that the USSR and Japan were not bound by the Geneva Conventions, and this in many ways resulted in a great number of war crimes in Japanese POW camps, as well as terrible treatment of USSR POW's in German camps.  In both cases, the Red Cross could not help.


This is truly a deep and interesting subject with a large number of hero stories and ties to the modern Red Cross, hit up Google for more detailed information.

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