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This 8 page paper discusses the treatment of those who were prisoners of war during World War II. This paper also examines the POW camps, the Geneva Convention, and more. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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but were instead the result of brutality experienced at the hands of captors. Prisoners of war experienced many horrific and brutal situations, which varied dependent upon who the captors
were. All the countries participating in the war had camps for the POWs, but few were humane. As a result, the Geneva Convention was formed, which set forth
the rules of war - rules which are supposed to be followed still to this day. However, new military conflicts, such as the war in Iraq, reveal Geneva Convention
infractions, and these countries/people will be held responsible for their actions. Therefore, it is very important to understand the plight of POWs and to understand what rights they are
supposed to have. Prisoners of War and the Camps World War II was devastating in so many ways, but the
treatment of the POWs was utterly horrific in many instances (World War II - Japans Prisoner of War (POW) Camps). Japan was among the countries which had POW camps,
and between 1941 and 1945, U.S. prisoners which were held at these camps died at an alarming rate of 37% (World War II - Japans Prisoner of War (POW) Camps).
Interestingly, what most people dont realize is that U.S. prisoners of war who were being held captive by the Germans died at a rate of just 2% while in
captivity (World War II - Japans Prisoner of War (POW) Camps). Escapes from any of the camps were rare, but
especially from the Japanese camps (World War II - Japans Prisoner of War (POW) Camps). This was the case primarily because of the difficulty of American POWs to mingle
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