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During World War II, approximately 140,000 American soldiers were captured and became prisoners of war (POWs). The majority of these POWs were held in Europe and the Pacific, facing harsh conditions and difficult treatment. The number of American POWs varied throughout the conflict, with many being liberated as the war came to an end in 1945.
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Escaping POWs may have been shot, and it may be possible that individuals in the military could have allowed themselves excesses at times, but murdering EPWs wasn't an American practice.
Almost all of them.
See website: WW2 Casualties
POW = prisoner of war. they were prisoners and as such didn't really have a leader. there were POWs on both sides
Because they surrendered.
world war 1
See: Wikipedia World War II Casualties.
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P.O.W stands for Prisoner of War. They were soldiers or airmen who were captured or surrendered.
In World War 2 the varies armies took prisoners of war (POWs) when fighting their enemies and put them in POW camps. POWs in Germany in World War 2 included men from the Allied armed forces.
"Caught"? Do you mean Prisoners of War? Do you mean British POWs held in Italy?