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prisoner of war

noun

a person who is captured and held by an enemy during war, especially a member of the armed forces. : POW

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First recorded in 1670–80

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The vast majority were Jews, with Soviet prisoners of war, Sinti and homosexuals among other groups to be engulfed by the horrors of the camp.

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Apparently, wartime rights granted even to Nazi prisoners of war during World War II were too risky to extend to that new foe.

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Born in Grantown-on-Spey in 1894, he escaped the prisoner of war camp and eventually crossed the Atlantic to follow his golfing dream.

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Earlier, Zelensky said a peace deal with Russia could start with a "full" exchange of prisoners of war.

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He recalls, speaking as a prisoner of war after being captured by Ukrainian forces in the summer of 2024.

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